Being: A Word Doodle
Time for another word doodle. Being. I have mentioned Being with a capital "B" in numerous previous posts. In fact, I used "Being" in my very first blog post in 2008 about my trip to Alaska. What do I mean by the term? Some hint can be gained, of course, by its usage. In this post, I'll attempt to spell it out more clearly. Being is examined in western theology and philosophy and in various eastern spiritual traditions but, surprisingly perhaps, it hasn't been commonly considered. That is, you have to search more diligently than one would expect to find perspectives on Being. The two most famous western teachers who address Being are both very controversial in their own right. But that does not concern me. Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger , two of the 20th Century's most globally influential philosophers, both wrote a great deal about Being. And they serve as my starting point because I have read them all my adult life. Heidegg