Question & Answer #92: from Schopenhauer vs. Nietzsche to the Left-Hand Path

Questions include: my preference of Schopenhauer or Nietzsche; the kingdom of Kosala; mythological Buddhas; translating the Tipitaka into Latin or Greek; self-immolation as a new western fad; regret as an unskillful mental state; the significance of the number 84000 in Indian Buddhism; Christian Platonism; Marvel superheroes as pagan gods; daydreaming; the religion of Malcolm X; possible contradictions of the “five element model of Buddhism”; whether becoming a secular king is allowed by Buddhist monastic discipline; translations of the word “dukkha”; fapping novices; Buddhist logic in the Atthakavagga; memory as viewing the past; samsaric context; my favorite wisdom literature; advice for a meditation retreat; changes in my physiology since leaving the monkhood; understanding Mara, the Buddhist devil; killing bugs; are insects conscious; vipassana and/or jhana; my favorite Buddhist literature; and the validity of the left-hand path.

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