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> But what if our understanding is a result of conditioning. Indeed, it is fascinating just how different eastern and western understanding of enlightenment is
by itistoday 16y ago
> But what if our understanding is a result of conditioning.
Indeed, it is fascinating just how different eastern and western understanding of enlightenment is. Or, perhaps, how differently they express themselves. One of my favorite Taoist quotes is:
The scholar gains every day, but the Taoist loses every day.
-- Lao Tzu
- lulin 16y agoWell, one problem is that these two different concepts of enlightenment have the same name in English. This is not always the case in other languages.