Good continuation of purchasing fuzzies and utilons separately!
Pride is the deadliest sin, the one that leads to all the others. I see this idea as highly compatible with the Buddhist conception that much of our problems stem from attempts at control and ownership. You have to be the one who has controlled/owned a particular choice in the ways that matter in order to be proud of it or its outcomes.
btw is your blog named after the quip from Nate Soares about the hands that built the tools that built the tools that built these cities?
Thanks, but these seem to be discussing pride in general. I am curious specifically about the “You have to be the one who has controlled/owed a particular choice in the ways that matter in order to be proud of it or its outcomes.” part. Do you know where you picked up that bit?
Thanks :) Re blog name: it isn’t: “Hands” comes from a Martin Buber quote, and “Cities” from a phrase I believe I heard from A.J. Julius. I chose them partly as a personal reminder about the blog’s aims.
Good continuation of purchasing fuzzies and utilons separately!
Pride is the deadliest sin, the one that leads to all the others. I see this idea as highly compatible with the Buddhist conception that much of our problems stem from attempts at control and ownership. You have to be the one who has controlled/owned a particular choice in the ways that matter in order to be proud of it or its outcomes.
btw is your blog named after the quip from Nate Soares about the hands that built the tools that built the tools that built these cities?
Interesting! Any links / videos you’d recommend exploring that point?
Buddhist: https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Māna Christian: https://www.fellowshipofthemartyrs.com/articles/60-spiritual-tuneup/191-mere-christianity-chapter-8-qthe-great-sinq-cs-lewis-
and a special shout out to spiritual pride/spiritual materialism, which Milarepa likened to ‘a frozen waterfall’
Thanks, but these seem to be discussing pride in general. I am curious specifically about the “You have to be the one who has controlled/owed a particular choice in the ways that matter in order to be proud of it or its outcomes.” part. Do you know where you picked up that bit?
No idea.
Thanks :) Re blog name: it isn’t: “Hands” comes from a Martin Buber quote, and “Cities” from a phrase I believe I heard from A.J. Julius. I chose them partly as a personal reminder about the blog’s aims.