February 4, 2016: desire and self-consciousness

Hegel: Lordship and Bondage. The Miller/Findlay edition can be found here; an online version is here. Some may find it helpful to read Kojève’s famous discussion of this passage in the first chapters of his introduction to the reading of Hegel.

Buddhist Texts:

English translation of SN 22.63, “In Clinging”: pdf file here

Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapiṇḍika’s Park. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him:   “Venerable sir, it would be good if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute.”   “Bhikkhu, in clinging one is bound by Mara; by not clinging on …

AN 3.34: Causes (English) – Tika Nipāta 

pdf file here

“Bhikkhus, there are these three causes for the origination of kamma. What three? Greed is a cause for the origination of kamma; hatred is a cause for the …

 

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