Category: Buber
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Pascal, Buber, and the God of the Philosophers
Substack latest. It is a mistake to oppose the God of the philosophers to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Buber on Buddhism: Notes on a Trenchant Critique
Substack latest. Martin Buber's critique of Buddhism, and of mysticism generally, is formidable.
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Pascal, Buber, and the God of the Philosophers
"God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob — not of the philosophers and scholars." Thus exclaimed Blaise Pascal in the famous memorial in which he recorded the overwhelming religious/mystical experience of the night of 23 November 1654. Martin Buber comments (Eclipse of God, Humanity Books, 1952, p. 49): These words represent Pascal's change…
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Buber Contra Buddhism
The following quotations are from Martin Buber's I and Thou (tr. Walter Kaufmann, Scribner's, 1970, pp. 140-141): Nor does he [Buddha] lead the unified being further to that supreme You-saying that is open to it. His inmost decision seems to aim at the annulment of the ability to say You . . . . All…
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Kerouac October Quotation #17: Kerouac on Buber
Some of the Dharma (Viking 1997), p. 382: Martin Boober — with all his fancy veins sticking out of his forehead he still wont face the final truth — of Nil Substantum — the Jews are proud of being a "person" — as tho it was some great achievement — The old Hasidic saying "For…
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Buber on Buddhism and Other Forms of Mysticism
Robert Gray e-mails: Dear Bill, I am appreciating Kerouac month. Here is something on Buddhism in Buber's I and Thou that may be of use. Nor does he [Buddha] lead the unified being further to that supreme You-saying that is open to it. His inmost decision seems to aim at the annulment of the ability…
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And Yet Again on the God of the Philosophers: A Summing Up
This topic is generating some interest. I 've gotten a good bit of e-mail on it. Herewith, a summing-up by way of commentary on an e-mail I received. Joshua Orsak writes: I wanted to email you to tell you how once again you have elevated the medium of the Internet blog with your recent threads…
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Pascal and Buber on the God of the Philosophers
"God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob — not of the philosophers and scholars." Thus exclaimed Blaise Pascal in the famous memorial in which he recorded the overwhelming religious/mystical experience of the night of 23 November 1654. Martin Buber comments (Eclipse of God, Humanity Books, 1952, p. 49): These words represent Pascal's change…