Eastern Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by motivation. Its goal is liberation. Western Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by religion and superstition. Its goal is rationality.
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Replying to @Plinz
question: can you reach
#Enlightenment without Motivation and Belief? What kind of way might that be?#trainAI#future1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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I think that with a bit of dedication (and separation from everyday life), many people could go there, but if they understand what it means they won't find it desirable. Full (eastern) enlightenment is complete freedom from caring.
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Replying to @Plinz @Xrayhighs
Freedom from attachment, not caring. Beyond the limitations of a tweet what they mean by attachment; it's more or less our delusory, unchallenged conception of things that we hold too dear. Enlightenment is not a state of indifference; saintlike-compassion comes before nirvana.
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And mind you, I'm just yapping generally about a single strand of one philosophy. We'll never be able to get 'eastern conceptions of enlightnment' into anything less than a very heavy book. It's actually sort of funny for me try.
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It is probably hard to fit into a book at all. There is a reason why many say that the presence of the right teacher is indispensable to shape the mind of the student.
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