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Søren Kierkegaard and Karl Jaspers: A Sickness Leading to Death

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 „ Dasein und Transzendiereu. - Transzendieren ist kein Tatbestand, del’ mit dem Dasein gegeben ware, sondern eine Moglichkeit del‘ Freiheit in ihm. Del’ Mensch ist als das Dasein, in dem mogliche Existenz sich erscheint; er ist nicht nur da ; er kann transzendieren, und er kann es unterlassen. “   (Karl Jaspers, Philosophie , springer-verlag, Berlin, 1948, p.33.) Dasein K. Jaspers' Dasein does not simply refer to the existence of the here and now. Heidegger realized that ‘Being’ cannot be identified through the averageness of ‘being’, which refers to ‘being in front of the eyes.’ So, the object nature of ‘being in front’ was defined as ‘Dasein’ by ‘humans’ who can ask existence questions. This Dasein is always concerned about something and has relationships within the world. K. Jaspers saw this understanding of Dasein as a being with the possibility of transcendence in the world. Transcendence means communicating with the world and finding the ‘true self’, that is, becoming ‘...

Zen(Seon) Buddhism's enlightenment and Christianity's beliefs.

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The mystery and existence The mysteries of the above two religions, namely enlightenment and faith, are existential experiences that lie outside reason. Enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is related to the external world and the internal world, that is, inner experience. Mainly, this realization is about experiencing the ultimate truth, which is that “the truth that everything comes from the mind”, and the insight into phenomena and essence, everyday experience, and spiritual enlightenment are not separated from each other. Christian faith does not come from humans, but comes from the calling of God. In other words, God must give us faith. This faith is explained entirely in terms of the concept of God’s gift or grace, and has the existential experience of becoming a ‘life of faith’ and a ‘Christian.’ Hoyoung Ahn, a professor at Dongguk University in Korea, explains Eastern and Western religions separately. First, the Latin word ‘religio’ is etymologically focused on religious rituals that ...