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Question A: Is the kind of self-sacrifice is promoted by the Eastern religions and philosophies we’ve studied healthy? Is it wise to willingly give up our consciousness in search of a “higher” one?
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Question B: The Beatles sang that “All we need is love.” However, Confucious held that, even if it were possible, treating everyone lovingly would not create a harmonious social order. He posited that li, respect for ritual and custom, was an important and necessary counterforce to pure jen, or good will and benevolence. Do you agree that a civil and social stability cannot be based merely on being kind and loving to everyone? If not, what else is needed? Explain your answer.
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Is the kind of self-sacrifice is promoted by the Eastern religions and philosophies we’ve studied healthy? Is it wise to willingly give up our consciousness in search of a “higher” one?
ReplyDeleteThe definition of healthy can go in many different directions. IS it healthy to be able to push ourselves to the limit? is it healthy to stop when things get tough? Is it healthy to be able to control your brain more than your brain controls you? Buddhist are fine. they meditate days at a time and theyve taught themselves to be able to ignore common bodily signals such as pain and hunger and thirst. Its bad but its survivable, not nessicarily healthy but you can live through it. So i would say that it is most definatley unhealthy, but surviavable. I personally wouldnt put myself through that though i like to be healthy. Those who practice the religon though dont care if its healthy or not. They are trying to fulfill requirements and reach nirvana. Health is like an ant compared to an elephant to them.
If a person is willing to give up their body for a "higher knowledge" then why not their mind? If a person really believe there is a higher wisdom out there they should commit to it fully to be worth something. Even if this higher wisdom may not be there. The act of commiting to it is somethign special within itself.