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The Sufis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism) consider nothingness to be the fifth element of nature.

by aliabd 6y ago

odomojuli 6y ago
This is the largely case for the Japanese Buddhism as well in sync with Chinese Taoism. The fifth element is synonymous with "void" or "sky", ie "空". For a slightly abstract and colorful philosophy of martial arts, you may enjoy Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Void. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings It is more related to Aether in its Sanskrit origins. "आकाश" If you're willing to make a linguistic leap, you could argue that "nothingness" or "無" constitutes the essential foundation of modern Japanese philosophy or philosophical Buddhism. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  MCDP 1 always reminded me of Clausewitz in powerpoint form, but TIL Musashi had covered much of the material earlier. Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 (4:40 to 7:00) IIUC (and with apologies to Grothendieck), Ishida succeeded at 3-dan with a fire spirit, overpowering his opponents. At 8-dan, however, the examiners are looking for the void spirit. A fire spirit cracks a nut by using a hammer and chisel, striking as needed until the shell cracks. A void spirit gets the meat by immersing the nut in a softening agent until hand pressure suffices to decorticate, like a perfectly ripened avocado.
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  I'd always thought https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples anecdotes are reminiscent of koans. TIL Shamil[1] was a نقشبندية‎ Sufi, probably one of the few to have his own ניגון tune[2]. [1] of whom I am always reminded when people in the US write about being "caucasian". Here are actual caucasians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8

The Sufis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism) consider nothingness to be the fifth element of nature.

by aliabd 6y ago

The Sufis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism) consider nothingness to be the fifth element of nature.

odomojuli 6y ago

This is the largely case for the Japanese Buddhism as well in sync with Chinese Taoism. The fifth element is synonymous with "void" or "sky", ie "空". For a slightly abstract and colorful philosophy of martial arts, you may enjoy Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Void. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings It is more related to Aether in its Sanskrit origins. "आकाश" If you're willing to make a linguistic leap, you could argue that "nothingness" or "無" constitutes the essential foundation of modern Japanese philosophy or philosophical Buddhism. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/

082349872349872 6y ago
MCDP 1 always reminded me of Clausewitz in powerpoint form, but TIL Musashi had covered much of the material earlier. Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 (4:40 to 7:00) IIUC (and with apologies to Grothendieck), Ishida succeeded at 3-dan with a fire spirit, overpowering his opponents. At 8-dan, however, the examiners are looking for the void spirit. A fire spirit cracks a nut by using a hammer and chisel, striking as needed until the shell cracks. A void spirit gets the meat by immersing the nut in a softening agent until hand pressure suffices to decorticate, like a perfectly ripened avocado.
082349872349872 6y ago
I'd always thought https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples anecdotes are reminiscent of koans. TIL Shamil[1] was a نقشبندية‎ Sufi, probably one of the few to have his own ניגון tune[2]. [1] of whom I am always reminded when people in the US write about being "caucasian". Here are actual caucasians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8