Edward Conze spent his academic career studying and translating the Sanskrit Perfection of Wisdom literature, and his work continues to be the standard for the English-speaking audience. Paired with his other major work (The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom), Perfect Wisdom: The Short Prajnaparamita Texts serves as a broad survey of these texts in English. … Continue reading Perfect Wisdom: The Short Prajnaparamita Texts (Conze)
Month: May 2019
Outer Freedom and Inner Bondage
In America and much of the West, the common understanding of the word "freedom" is something I might call "outer" freedom: Freedom from outside control and persecution, especially from government or religious institutions. The religious wars of post-Catholic Europe and the immorality of the medieval aristocracy shaped the concepts of rights and democracy in England, … Continue reading Outer Freedom and Inner Bondage
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