In
the West, human life is often seen as a struggle between emotion and
reason. Buddhist psychology doesn’t distinguish between thought and
emotion in a neat way. In fact, there is no word for emotion in the
classical Indic languages. There is an understanding that even what
seems like a neutral state of mind will have an emotive tone.
Thupten Jinpa, “The Power of Awareness and Compassion to Transform Our World”
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Sunday, July 17, 2022
Via Daily Dharma: Emotion and Reason
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