EP 21: Imagery of Vision in the novels of James Joyce
Pathways with Joseph Campbell
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The Buddha's Illumination
The Buddha is called the one that comes to target. The consciousness is simply the consciousness of what is. When one realizes in the aesthetic impact that that thing is acting which it is and no other thing, one is oneself pushed back beyond the meaning sphere. This is exactly what is meant by the Buddha's illumination. He dispelled the Lord of desire and loathing and himself as in the middle spot.
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