Mindfulness is a technique for helping people to cope in life and I don't see how a phenomenological theory could help here. — Jack Cummins
You need to back up what you are saying with reference to the experiences of life in order for the argument to have any convincing merit. — Jack Cummins
I have to switch off the thoughts gradually and, only then, can I reach a — Jack Cummins
I think you could probably blend theory and reflections more in your writing. — Jack Cummins
You're pushing the things you hate behind you and reaching to grasp the things you love. You're in motion on your way to defeating nihilism, right? — frank
The nature of meditative states cannot be definitively understood intellectually, They are affective, and exemplary of "that whereof we cannot speak". — Janus
Since when are affective experiences those of which we cannot speak? We speak them in our attitudes, expressions, gestures. — Joshs
Keep in mind, Varela and Thompson are making a
very specific intellectual claim, that one valuative stance ( neutrality, peace, benevolence) can be fundamentally
associated in a privileged way with mindful attention, in opposition to other affective valuative stances. — Joshs
Nihilism is the belief that
cultural values are meaningless. — Joshs
The rejection of metaphysical Christian values in the West led to nihilistic movements. — Joshs
don't think Nietzsche was talking about rejecting nihilism, but about facing it. I don't believe he thought many people are capable of it. — frank
Their claim makes perfect sense if it is recognized that partiality, conflict and malevolence are made possible by the divisiveness that comes from the notion of separation that is inherent in discursive thought. — Janus
You're conflating discursive explication and explanation with the kinds of evocation to be found in poetry. You're making my argument for me. — Janus
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