What is the essential nature and furthermore the essence of one's being? Is it existential in nature or more etherial when compared with the zen that has been passed down from the ancients?
2007-05-29 11:38:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Unbearable lightness? Heh.
Here's one vote for strict metaphysical materialism.
2007-05-29 11:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Minh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The essence of being is experience, or consciousness. This isn't deep philosophy, it's self evident.
2007-05-29 18:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by thalmozar the man god 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All things arise due to causes and conditions are changing/impermanent. In other words the essence of "being" is that you exist, but lacking inherent existence...
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2007-05-29 18:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ludwig Wittgenstein seems to say that the essence of the world and of life is: This is how things are. One is tempted to add "--deal with it."
I like Wittgenstein!
2007-05-29 18:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by phrog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I question this also. Like whether your body is your essence or is it your soul? I have come to believe that our bodies are more of vessels and our soul is part of a collective.
2007-05-29 18:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are all just energy bouncing off eachother
whats not to love
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2007-05-29 18:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by karen s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consciousness
2007-05-29 18:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by MARY B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋