One consequence of my happiness project is that I’ve grown to love numbered lists. My 12 Personal Commandments. My 8 Splendid Truths. The 10 Myths about happiness.
Buddhism has many numbered lists, such as the Triple Refuge, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths. This is a little bit surprising to me, given Buddhism’s emphasis on gateless gates and transcending the bounds of rational thinking.
There’s a koan to be written about that paradox, for sure. Let’s see… how about, “Use numbers to throw away enumeration.”
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Hi Gretchen,
as much as I love reading your posts… in this case, I can’t relate. What are auspicious symbols good for, if it’s just a numerically sorted collection of random things?
Kind regards,
Richard