0755 - TALKS: Anicca & Eating Bitter

Episode 0755 - Anicca & Eating Bitter
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Comments on the Chinese phrase chīkǔ ("Eat Bitter": 吃苦 ), translated by Cheng Man-ching as "invest in loss." Discussion of the aphorism "assume loss" & the critical importance to spiritual development of knowing impermanence (Buddhist Pali: Anicca). Date: 2/2/23

Additional references from Pali Buddha-Dhamma, Bhagawan Nityananda & Advaita Vedanta, Ra Material, core Taoism, transpersonal psychology & Western metaphysics.

* Invest in Loss (Cheng Man-ching): http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2012/12/19/invest-in-loss.html

* Swallowing Bitter (China v. West): https://westchinatea.com/blog/swallowing-bitter/

* Drawbacks of Eat-Bitter: https://untigering.com/the-problem-with-eating-bitterness/

* Dialogue of Manu and Ikshaku (Yoga Vasistha): https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/yoga-vasistha-english/d/doc118661.html

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