Mike, incredible piece that really struck a chord with me. I'm noticing some similarities with ideas I've encountered in Zen Buddhism and talks by Alan Watts. Watts talked a lot about how opposites were inextricably linked, often using the example of magnetic poles. Buddhism emphasized madhymaka, the middle way between extremes that find…
Mike, incredible piece that really struck a chord with me. I'm noticing some similarities with ideas I've encountered in Zen Buddhism and talks by Alan Watts. Watts talked a lot about how opposites were inextricably linked, often using the example of magnetic poles. Buddhism emphasized madhymaka, the middle way between extremes that finds integration by acknowledging both. Zen training famously includes koan stories which are often paradoxical and defy logical explanation. Watts also often described existence as a play or a game, similar to the circus!
Mike, incredible piece that really struck a chord with me. I'm noticing some similarities with ideas I've encountered in Zen Buddhism and talks by Alan Watts. Watts talked a lot about how opposites were inextricably linked, often using the example of magnetic poles. Buddhism emphasized madhymaka, the middle way between extremes that finds integration by acknowledging both. Zen training famously includes koan stories which are often paradoxical and defy logical explanation. Watts also often described existence as a play or a game, similar to the circus!