RELIGST 2M03 Lecture : Oct28- Tibetan book of the dead part 2 Notes.docx
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Vice within all of us tugs at us to make choices/ decisions that are in death- not in our best interests. There"s something within us that wants to destroy us. Egotism/jealousy seek to lead us by the hand away from possible truths of who we are. We are always tempted to choose the paths of the duller and depraved- we"re terrified. We build definitions of ourselves by the illusions that we are given. Hearts/minds/spirits become knowable to us on the basis of what the world tells us: the book says this. We afraid of poverty/impoverishment, and this dear commands us. What we actually fear is that we"re missing something/ not having what the world has to offer. Not have enough money to live like other people do. Ego- want to be perceived as i am making it , and i am successful . Not a fear of lack of food/shelter, but a fear of embarrassment.