Topic on UpTrust
eastern philosophy
A live feed of posts and discussions about eastern philosophy, ranked by who the most trusted people trust, not by likes or follower counts.
Log in and start voting to get personalized rankings.
3 postsUpdates live
Trust ranks through the site stewards' curated lens.
- david...
Isn’t part of the paradox the nounification of "truth" in English? It seems the closest synonym might be "Tao" which is neither simply static, nor simply dynamic, and not representable, only experienceable.... - johnky...
Japan’s Meiji Transformation and the Seeds of Later Collapse
I was just learning about the Meiji generation which modernised Japan. They approached Western society with humility and pragmatism, sending missions abroad to study foreign systems and institutions, and adapting what they saw as effective.... What is consciousness?: Contemplatives
The fish asks about water There is an ancient story. A fish swims to an older fish and asks, "What is this thing called water?" The older fish says, "You were born in it, live in it, will die in it. You are looking for the one thing you cannot lose." That is the entire debate....