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> “The ultimate minimalist is a hermit, a recluse, or a monk,” he says. “And to me, that’s not gonna change the world.” chinese historical/wuxia dramas often h
by clairity 7y ago
> “The ultimate minimalist is a hermit, a recluse, or a monk,” he says. “And to me, that’s not gonna change the world.”
chinese historical/wuxia dramas often heavily feature taoist/buddhist “grandmasters”, who typically have (near-)superhuman abilities (from years of meditation on enlightenment, presumably). yet they’re reluctant to use those abilities because they also strive for detachment from the world and its base human emotions (for some reason that’s required to reach immortality).
the tension is often between allowing destiny to unfold without interference and staying on the path to enlightenment, or defying fate and risking heaven’s wrath. there are adverse consequences either way and it’s a test of character which way one chooses.
- throwaway44532 7y agoThat’s neat. It sounds like some kind of “Spiritual Prime Directive.”
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- mysticmode 7y agoNicely written! I mean your comment on that point. In Taoism, they say - accept the flow and about Yin-Yang philosophy. > "And to me that's not gonna change the world" This is a mystery. I'm from India, and I've read few Vedic texts where it says, all these elements we've accumulated and grown with, by elements I mean Father, Mother, Son, Wife, Mine, Not Mine are just aggregated and don't assign much significance. This is to our rational minds seems really absurd! Hence it is a mystery that would unfold when you start delve into it deeply.