#Destruction of the Ego

[falseandrealultravival]

Lao Tzu's "Destruction of the Ego" 1 (Essay)

(This is a dialogue between me and a certain woman.)

Me: I believe that the key to deciphering Lao Tzu lies in how to perceive and treat the "ego." "I am myself" and "nothing", which are mentioned in Chapter 13, are especially important. I think Lao Tzu is saying that the "ego" should be "extinguished". This is "ego extinction" on a psychological or psychiatric level. In other words, it is possible to entrust the nation only to those whose "ego" has died. Otherwise, in the second half of Chapter 13, the person who merely "self-protects" is called "I have no self".

If you say that you are a such person, "Lao Tzu" will be a very boring book, isn't it?

Do not you think so?

Some time ago, I told you about the "Void Ship" of Zhuang Zhou. If the boat that crashed into it had people on board, the people who were hit would get angry, but if the boat that had no people on board crashed into it, the people who were hit would have no reason to get angry. If this "void itself" is the "ego", then something like this can happen.

Therefore, read chapter 26 with the idea that a person who can do the above is called a "gentleman". Here, "Gentleman" does not necessarily need to be read as "military commander".This chapter states that those who have extinguished their “self” are (as a phenomenon) unmoved by external things.I think you are saying that. I think that it is also the figure of "Lao Tzu" that talks about "life or death, experiences and thoughts at the limit". 　　　　　　

She: What are some examples of people who have had "ego annihilation"?

 Like Gandhi? The one who extinguished this "ego" is (as a phenomenon) an external

If anyone knows of a living example of someone who is unmoved by things, please let me know. In terms of historical figures,like Takamori Saigo? Even so, I think there are very few people like that. However, in the second half of Chapter 13, he writes the opposite. Are you writing about doing your own thing properly and not being caught up in the events of the world and not being tossed about? I feel like it's an example of what can be done in chapter 13 when the ego can be extinguished.

(To be continued)

[shepscapades]

69. Panorama — Cool Cool, Jeremy Lister, bergie

Our eyes, they need some new direction There's somethin' lost with our connection And we can't seem to shake this scene This same routine is killin' me This town, it needs a restoration A little sparkly decoration These glossy lives and half-ass smiles keep movin' by By, by, by

Xisuma’s Season 8 has made me certifiably insane and I’m so glad this drawing challenge lets me out of my enclosure to share some of my insanity with yall— dbhc flavored, because of course! <3 This song is actually such a bop, highly recommend it!! It’s pretty early on in dbhc Xisuma’s playlist, representing the uh… Introduction/ Entering The Scene of a certain someone, and it foreshadows the horrific vibes of Xisuma’s season to come. I am so so so normal about this song, I’m positive it would be higher on the list had I found it a little earlier in the year

Although I will say, I was actually really excited to see this song rank at 69 because I knew people would request this number LMAO plus I’ve been drawing so much Xisuma lately so i was super excited to be able to draw and post some of my brainrot finally >:]

[p1ctur3]

@octdl-lee

Random captive TDL au lore dump and some behind the scenes stuff since you asked so nicely :]

Dark in captivity

victim did use dark as a way to train and get the mercs and him used to the box

victim and agent (i would probably explore their dynamic in this au also, mitsi would haunt this narrative because yes)

some behind the scenes things

additional art

[yukipri]

If someone told me I was a handsome, perfect little boi as frequently as I say it to my cats, I too would probably walk around like I owned the place, sitting on/knocking over whatever I please

[gai-sucks-titties-in-my-basement]

Gai saw a man burn alive and longed to be engulfed in the same flames. His idea of heroism was tainted from the start, a sacrifice of self to power, so much power you die. Anything less is not good enough. He has never valued his life as anything other than his status and name. He wanted nothing more than to burn after he released the 8th gate. He was kept alive as punishment for his ego, Maito Gai needed to learn how to live life as a human being.

[ayceofcard]

to pair with my chosen version, i bring you: the damned, the weapon, the e-terrorist TDL hitting up that god complex pose (your honor, i love him.)

[shannonsketches]

what if they murdered freeza together. as a treat.

what if we gave granolah a big ol kaiju vegeta and they stepped on freeza as a team instead of going to therapy

[mischiefstirred]

[greasypigeonart]

Seeking revenge has altered your ego, wouldn't you say?

[being-the-bad-guy]

Catch me on ⤵️

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[starr-eaterr]

my opinion on arcane season 2 is that viktor could have and should have been worse

[falseandrealultravival]

Lao Tzu's "Destruction of the Ego" 2 (Essay)

(This is a dialogue between me and a certain woman.)

Real example(Continuing)

Me: Lao Tzu preached, "Only those who have extinguished their ego can be entrusted with the state." but there are certainly few examples of people who have practiced this. In China, Sima Qian, who appears in "Ri Ling" (Atsushi Nakajima), would be applicable. Though he was right,

Touched by the wrath of the absolute monarch Emperor Wu of Han, he was sentenced to be cut his male sex organ, which is harsher than the death penalty, and suffers a harsher life than death.

Even if you are thrown into the pit of despair and your pride as a controversialist is uprooted,

Having accomplished his task (compilation of the "History"), he "disappeared" when he was imprisoned, I can only say that he was forced to do so. However, he did not have much time left to become a politician after that.

In Japan, I think that Kantaro Suzuki, who ended the Pacific War, is doing a good job. While dealing well with the army, which refused to accept defeat, he was evaluated by those around him as ``a dull person,'' but when it comes to emergency, he can only be described as a completely different person. He took it to the end of the war in an unprecedented way. This person was from the navy and was almost killed in the 2.26 Incident. It is said that Suzuki's favorite book was "Lao Tzu". (!)　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Takamori Saigo was exiled to an island two or three times, and even tried to commit suicide with a monk named Gessho. Yes, and there were many times when he was on the verge of death. It is appropriate to compare it to an "empty jar" or a "huge bell," and Ryoma Sakamoto said, "If you hit it softly, it will sound softly, and if you hit it hard, it will sound loudly." He must have been a charming man. Saigo must have had an excellent staff officer. It was also bad for him that the chief staff officer at the time of the Seinan War was the mere ``human slayer'' Toshiaki Kirino.

What the above three people have in common is that they have all encountered situations that they cannot do anything about on their own, and have internalized that experience. "None of them are religious persons."

[chaoticfandomthot]

Bragging time -> I GOT 100% on my final exam in linguistics (which was worth 40% of my session)

[uraveragevegetakinnie]

[winged-wolf-s-collection-of-arts]

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[shannonsketches]

we all know that Goku and Vegeta's foil in terms of their divine transformations is literally just Freud's Id vs Ego, right

Like how id is raw instinct with no particular pattern and ego is the conscious command over one's instincts

like how Goku's body moves on its own without any conscious input, and Vegeta still has complete and distinctly conscious autonomy while flooded with immense power he has no experience controlling

like we must have talked about this, right? as a family?