In Science we have finally come back to the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who said everything is flow, flux, process. There are no 'things.' NOTHINGNESS in Eastern language is 'no-thingness.' We in the West think of nothingness as a void, an emptiness, an nonexistence. In Eastern philosophy and modern physical science, nothingness - no-thingness - is a form of process, ever moving.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern science and Eastern philosophy both view reality as continuous flow rather than static things.
- In plain terms
- Everything is a process or flow, not fixed objects.
- What can you take from it?
- View reality as constant change rather than static things.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define a thing?
- What stays fixed in your life?
Another view
Viewing everything as flux can make planning or stability difficult.
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