This is a workup which I might edit later. Irwin Lieb, formerly Chairman of the University of Texas at Austin Philosophy Department, and my professor, stated that the only individual is the entire Universe itself. We are only nominally individuals, he said. Vedas: Soul of man is same as soul of universe (Svetasvatara) Upanishad: He … Continue reading “Gita and Rabbinic Philosophy, and Lieb, and others”
David Goldman America’s journey is the Christian pilgrimage that cannot end with an earthly goal. Thus, Huckleberry Finn is an exemplar of Christian literature as much as is The Pilgrim’s Progress. The journey is motivated not by the destination but by the restlessness of the pilgrim. There is only one possible conclusion to Huck’s adventure: … Continue reading “Irwin Lieb, R. G. Collingwood, William Poteat, Soren Kierkegaard*”
I ask you, can you put your hand in the same river twice? Raja Rao Does a waterfall ever change? Raja Rao It is with rash insolence that we belittle the great to our own measure, as when talking of God. Blaise Pascal Neither doeth anyone know the Father, but the son, and he to … Continue reading “Nagarjuna’s Philosophy as presented in the Maha-Prajnaparamita Sastra by K. Venkata Ramanan”
Nagarjuna – To convey through concepts what lies beyond concepts and conventional entities is the skillfulness of the wise Zen proverb – There is nothing more that can be said for enlightenment than what a finger pointing at the moon can do for seeing the moon. A renunciation is the first order. This one does … Continue reading “Ruminations on Encounter with Mandukya Upanishad and Karika of Guadapada with Sankara’s Commentary”
Beauty is in the object, and it is in beauty that we see through the factual reflection of reality into Being itself. … Continue reading “Global Capitalism, the Age of Reason, and the Primitive”
I’m on page 269. I wish I could recall which university course this book goes with. Of course it was philosophy, but don’t recall which one. Perhaps William Poteat’s course on “Eroticism, Music, and Madness”. Seems fitting. Details on the book: A Fawcett Premier Book copyright 1940, Harcourt, Brace and Company. This augmented edition copyrighted … Continue reading “More on Rougemont”
The Real takes shape in memory alone. Marcel Proust We are only individuals at present and the only real individual is the One, all that is. Our actions are only apparently real. Nothing really happens. Our actions are caused by the whole of things, not really by our will. Therefore, only the One is an … Continue reading “History, Culture, Language, and Ethos”
