Re:Keep Your Identity Small
by yters on Sunday February 08, 2009 @03:05AM
(#472010)
Try breaking up an inner city gang fight by telling them to let their concrete beliefs dissolve in persistent self and consciousness.
My point is that this zen buddhism stuff is mainly the luxury of the elite few. Others have to grapple with the practicalities of daily survival, group membership, and hope for the future. Out of such things come the hard forged religious and political systems.
Re:Keep Your Identity Small
by DaniFong on Sunday February 08, 2009 @03:23AM
(#472020)
No one lives in a persistent fight. But for those that do experience conflict, I don't see how those who needn't sustain their identity in the face of adversity fare much worse than others.
My point is that this zen buddhism stuff is mainly the luxury of the elite few. Others have to grapple with the practicalities of daily survival, group membership, and hope for the future. Out of such things come the hard forged religious and political systems.