William Blake, Buddhism and Human Rights – value of praxis over ideology

http://groundviews.org/2014/09/25/william-blake-buddhism-and-human-rights-value-of-praxis-over-ideology/

William Blake, Buddhism and Human Rights – value of praxis over ideology

bySajeeva Samaranayake on09/25/2014

 

[William Blake 1757-1827 demonstrated through his art and poetry how opposite views were actually relative and dependent on each other and that they were reconcilable once we overcame the mental trap of ‘abstraction’ and solidification, the act of removing something out of its context and turning it into an absolute]

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[The Asokan pillar is a symbol of fearlessness that emerges through non-violence and the ability to work through and overcome negative emotions. Fear is the prime cause behind abstraction.]