Kokoro
Kokoro
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"The world, " says Herbert Spencer, "is notgoverned by ideas, but by feelings, to which ideas serve only asguides. " How are the notions of a change, such as that supposed, to be reconciled with common knowledge of existing religioussentiment in the West, and the force of religious emotionalism?
Were the ideas of pre-existence and of the soul as multiplereally antagonistic to Western religious sentiment, nosatisfactory answer could be made. But are they so antagonistic?The idea of pre-existence... certainly is not; the Occidental mindis already prepared for it. It is true that the notion of Self asa composite, destined to dissolution, may seem little better thanthe materialistic idea of annihilation, --at least to those stillunable to divest themselves of the old habits of thought. Nevertheless, impartial reflection will show that there is noemotional reason for dreading the disintegration of the Ego. Actually, though unwittingly, it is for this very disintegrationthat Christians and Buddhists alike perpetually pray.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"The world, " says Herbert Spencer, "is notgoverned by ideas, but by feelings, to which ideas serve only asguides. " How are the notions of a change, such as that supposed, to be reconciled with common knowledge of existing religioussentiment in the West, and the force of religious emotionalism?
Were the ideas of pre-existence and of the soul as multiplereally antagonistic to Western religious sentiment, nosatisfactory answer could be made. But are they so antagonistic?The idea of pre-existence... certainly is not; the Occidental mindis already prepared for it. It is true that the notion of Self asa composite, destined to dissolution, may seem little better thanthe materialistic idea of annihilation, --at least to those stillunable to divest themselves of the old habits of thought. Nevertheless, impartial reflection will show that there is noemotional reason for dreading the disintegration of the Ego. Actually, though unwittingly, it is for this very disintegrationthat Christians and Buddhists alike perpetually pray.
What to read after Kokoro?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 to read onlineMoreLess
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