• Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
    110·
    10 months ago

    Eastern philosophy > Western

    Western. I think, therefore I am

    Eastern. I am, therefore I think

    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
      12·
      10 months ago

      What?

      I am not sure which is more ridiculous.

      Lumping all of western philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group? Besides Descartes, of course.)

      or

      Lumping all of eastern philosophy into one group. (what do you include in this group?)

      or

      Reducing both groups to dichotomic catch phrases.

      • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
        35·
        10 months ago

        That’s the fundamental difference.

        Western philosophy is all about thinking, a separate sense of self, rationalism

        Eastern, Buddhism, daoism etc is the opposite

      • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago
        A monk asked Joshu, a Chinese Zen master: `Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?'

Joshu answered: `Mu.'

        Translated Mu = no thing

        Rationalise that!