Popular Aspects of Oriental Religion
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During our entire stay in the country it was difficult even for a moment to shake off the feeling that we were in the midst of a dream, or in some far-off fairyland. In the beautiful temple grounds at Nara, in the ancient groves of Nikko, under the cherry blossoms in Yokohama, even in the little village of Fukuoka, as a guest in the quaint native houses, or on the street passing the smiling men and women and UNDER THE BO-TREE 157 the wonderful children, always it was the same a glimpse, a hint,... a short experience of some- thing intangible but eternally beautiful. And what is the interpretation of this spirit? Is it not to be found in the maxim "Seize the day"? Buddhism offers nothing in explanation of life except that which can be understood through the senses. It holds no hope of existence beyond the grave. It knows no god. Even the soul is only a series of passing states. Thus it fixes the attention of its followers on the evanescent joy or beauty of the moment, but still not in any Epicurean sense, for the aim of existence is not to find life in the fulfillment of any earthly desire.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
During our entire stay in the country it was difficult even for a moment to shake off the feeling that we were in the midst of a dream, or in some far-off fairyland. In the beautiful temple grounds at Nara, in the ancient groves of Nikko, under the cherry blossoms in Yokohama, even in the little village of Fukuoka, as a guest in the quaint native houses, or on the street passing the smiling men and women and UNDER THE BO-TREE 157 the wonderful children, always it was the same a glimpse, a hint,... a short experience of some- thing intangible but eternally beautiful. And what is the interpretation of this spirit? Is it not to be found in the maxim "Seize the day"? Buddhism offers nothing in explanation of life except that which can be understood through the senses. It holds no hope of existence beyond the grave. It knows no god. Even the soul is only a series of passing states. Thus it fixes the attention of its followers on the evanescent joy or beauty of the moment, but still not in any Epicurean sense, for the aim of existence is not to find life in the fulfillment of any earthly desire.
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