Friday, September 26, 2014

Salvation Lies In Discarding Fantasies


What is striking about the Buddhist approach is that rather than positing an immortal or transcendent self that is immune to the vicissitudes of the world, Buddha insisted that salvation lies in discarding such consoling fantasies and embracing instead the very stuff of life that will destroy you.

---Living With the Devil - by Stephen Batchelor---

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