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>born into a world of becoming
>every(thing) is transitory
>identify yourself with a body and mind that are constantly changing and are subject to time, space and causality
>time and space contort everything into a false image
>time, space and causality are categories of mind
>objects only exist by virtue of time and space and time and space only exist by virtue of objects
>all of this is similar to a dream and the true reality is beyond being and non-being
Books to cope with this feel?

>> No.16914032

>>16913971
inb4 siddhartha

>> No.16914034

There's no "true reality" because this is all nothing. If you strip away all the illusions you're left with literal nothing, it was nothing wearing a mask the whole time

>> No.16914057

Just read Buddhism and get it over with.

Or Denial of Death, maybe, since it'll make you realize how big of a cope the world is.

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>>16914034
He would like to have some words with you. At least say no-thing.

>> No.16914255

>>16913971
Mind and Nature - a necessary unity

it helps to think about cool crab patterns

>> No.16914757

Blood meridian