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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
Buddhism proposes that emptiness is not a void. It is what remains when all thought and conjecture are removed. The "is-ness" of emptiness is reality, according to the Lamas. Well, Buddhism can be fun to study and can provide relief from the bleakness of nihilism.  |
I think nihilism gets a bad rap.
Is it really bleak to admit that our lives have no external meaning? We attempt internal meaning but that quickly turns farcical, doesn’t it?
Need we create bizarre myths to live?
I’ll take nihilism.