The Dan Norton Show
The Dan Norton Show
Dan Norton
#21 - Selfishness and Indian philosophy
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Jul 1, 2020 at 2:07 am.
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Is Indian philosophy anti-selfishness? Aamir’s view of selfishness and Ayn Rand. Indian philosophy/religion versus personal desires and material possessions, and Aamir’s view of this. Buddha, Lord Krishna, and Lord Rama. Parallels to, and differences with, Christianity. The “middle path” vs. asceticism. Aamir’s view of the ego. Jesus and Mother Teresa. Psychological egoism, and a possible counterexample; selfishness and the long-run, and weakness of will cases.