/lit/ - Literature

>>23061241
>Nta but Wittgenstein did say that the book would likely only be understood by those who had at some point thought the same thoughts he had expressed.
I definitely don't get it. He seems to presuppose his own entire worldview in the writing of Tractatus- before he even makes his initial assertions. At the same time he won't bother elaborating on his core beliefs, axioms, to an extent needed for an outsider to hone in on exactly what he means. He's playing an almost private language-game, where someone like me is left guessing for the rules.

It's an ego-project.

>>17701932
>In fact why should I even become a Buddhist when I can just read their texts and meditate on my own?
Because the rules of the fallen world (kali yuga) make it highly unlikely (impossible?) for someone to attain 'deliverance' or 'realization' by just reading texts and navel gazing on their own.

Because humans are easily duped and self-deceived when judging themselves without an objective metric or teacher to correct them.

And because anyone who is serious about the truth will want to assimilate it and practice it fully, otherwise one is a hypocrite. This isn't a part time job or side hobby you do, it should be all encompassing in how you live, how you behave and even the things that surround you in your home and daily life.