Schopenhauer and Eastern Teachings: Will and Suffering

In Arthur Schopenhauer's The World of Will, the concepts of will and imagination are interpreted as the main points of philosophy. Will is seen as the metaphysical essence of the world, and imagination as its appearance. Schopenhauer's philosophy, inspired by Eastern teachings, in particular Buddhism and Hinduism, creates a synthesis with Western metaphysics, emphasizing the irrational force of will, which leads to suffering in human life. He believes that freedom can be achieved through art, morality, and asceticism. This philosophy was revolutionary in its time, influencing Nietzsche, Freud, and existentialism.

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CEREMONIES RELATED TO DOUBLE LANDING AND CROP PLANTING AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SURKHAN-SHEROBAD OASIS

This article provides a comparative analysis of the views of the farmers of the Surkhan-Sherabad oasis on the customs and rituals associated with sowing and planting crops, on the fact that both old and young villages actively participated in these rites, and old people and elders of the village in the center of the ceremonies were the face of Babadehkhan. Of course, these participants worked in full accordance with the traditions of their ancestors. Magical (magik) pictures associated with the patron saint of fertility were also performed. As in other regions of Central Asia, here, too, the production of “is” in the name of Babadekhkhan, the lubrication of ox horns, plows and parts of the yoke with oil “is” is performed by a believer, a nobleman and an old man. , and every year in early spring, “The ceremony of sprinkling the mother wheat is given by comparative analysis.

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