"The Übermensch is basically the person who brings his life under his own control. It's not quite what you think the Übermensch is. ...The Übermensch is the person who achieves self-mastery, who — basically the alienated person — who is in control of his own life — and can express himself authentically, without oppressive civilization.
In a way this is a Buddha. It is an idea of a Buddha, but not a passive Buddha. He disliked Buddhism as much as he disliked the Judeo-Christian tradition. The problem with Buddhism was that it is too passive. He wanted to have an active Buddhism. Right? Somebody who becomes a master of its life, through action, acting out his feelings and his even sensual essence in life. And therefore he can overcome what he calls "the eternal return." He can overcome the iron law of these — you know, this is again comes from almost Marx. Reified consciousness. The reified word can be broken. There are no rules. You can realize yourself in the world, and you are not ruled by the external world."
© Iván Szelényi
Yale Lectures on Foundations of Modern Social Thought
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In a way this is a Buddha. It is an idea of a Buddha, but not a passive Buddha. He disliked Buddhism as much as he disliked the Judeo-Christian tradition. The problem with Buddhism was that it is too passive. He wanted to have an active Buddhism. Right? Somebody who becomes a master of its life, through action, acting out his feelings and his even sensual essence in life. And therefore he can overcome what he calls "the eternal return." He can overcome the iron law of these — you know, this is again comes from almost Marx. Reified consciousness. The reified word can be broken. There are no rules. You can realize yourself in the world, and you are not ruled by the external world."
© Iván Szelényi
Yale Lectures on Foundations of Modern Social Thought
[link]
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