Marblehead Posted April 21, 2017 I have always understood that as being released from earthly attachments. Based on the above quote, emancipation would be heaven. Dualistically, that would mean that remaining bound by things would be hell. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted April 22, 2017 When I see this kind of line, in bold, it tends to say it is a very old saying. I'd like to see the chinese for this as the follow up lines talk about being 'bound by things'. And wondering if there is some historical thought on this. Prior to their time, what emancipation would be alluded to here ? Gregory Skovoroda - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Skovoroda Gregory Skovoroda, also Hryhorii Skovoroda, or Grigory Skovoroda was a philosopher of .... "The world tried to catch me, but hadn't succeeded. ” 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
