A principle for living
Seek liberation through understanding the causes of bondage, especially ignorance and attachment.
Seek liberation through understanding the causes of bondage, especially ignorance and attachment.
Apply philosophical insight to lived experience; wisdom is meant to transform conduct, not merely produce abstract theories.
64 upvotes · 46 borrowsLive with openness to paradox and complexity, since reality cannot always be captured by rigid logic or binary thinking.
85 upvotes · 35 borrowsTreat language as a useful tool, but do not mistake words and concepts for reality itself.
21 upvotes · 30 borrowsAvoid reification: do not turn processes, relations, or labels into permanent things.
60 upvotes · 42 borrowsBe humble about what can be known; reality exceeds simplistic language and conceptual categories.
63 upvotes · 21 borrowsSee that suffering is sustained by grasping and conceptual proliferation, and reduce suffering by loosening that grasping.
28 upvotes · 46 borrows