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Sanity Guides
by Modaser Shah “Wer den Wegweiser findet, sucht nun nicht nach einer weiteren Instruktion, sondern geht,” said Wittgenstein.¹ My translation of this is as follows: When one finds a guide(post), one doesn’t look for further instruction, one just goes. That … Continue reading
Posted in Modaser Shah, Original Essays
Tagged Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mansur and Nasruddin, philoshophy, religion, Sufi thought, Wittgenstein
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Does Eternal Life Belong to Those Who Live in the Present?
by Modaser Shah “Eternal life belongs to those who live in the present,” Wittgenstein, in Tractatus, quoted in Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Žižek. Some random associations: This sounds more like a koan than a philosopher’s proposition, hence the meaning … Continue reading
Zen, Tao, Sufism, Wittgenstein (and Lacan?)
by Modaser Shah A big subject, indeed. I have been thinking about writing a post on it for some time but have been shrinking from it, looking for some inspiration in books and our local small Sufi group discussions. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Teaching, Modaser Shah, Original Essays
Tagged Bastami, Dogen, Hakuin, Lacan, Lao Tzu, Tao and Sufism, Tractatus, Wittgenstein, Zen and Sufism
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Sufi Ways 