<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>J (npub1mm…aw4rk)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1mmfyr2jdey3yunush3h6wetlk3j4nyxsr92qlfte6gdflsa5r5hsfaw4rk</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>I’ve been trying to figure out how Western purification and Eastern purification are different and I think I’ve more or less figured out.&#xA;&#xA;In the West, Goodness is just maximized ontology, and we call that the Monad, or God the Father. We progress insofar as we participate in those goods.&#xA;&#xA;In the East, Goodness is more like a default neutral stasis, and any ontology that arises is an impediment to that default Good. If you eliminate phenomena, all you’re left with is Goodness.</html></oembed>