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'''Asceticism''' involves self-control, self-denial, self-discipline; also in [[religion]] including extremes of severe self-denial, as forms of [[penance]] or as [[devotion]], for the purpose of overcoming slavery to bodily passions, or adopted as an expression of contempt for or rejection of the primacy or reality of bodily material existence, emphasizing the ''ephemeral'', transitory, impermanent nature of temporary (''temporal'' "time-conditioned", ''contingent'') physical life and existence, sometimes to express the belief that matter is an illusion; sometimes practiced as a form of inducing a [[Mysticism|mystical]] state. | '''Asceticism''' involves self-control, self-denial, self-discipline; also in [[religion]] including extremes of severe self-denial, as forms of [[penance]] or as [[devotion]], for the purpose of overcoming slavery to bodily passions, or adopted as an expression of contempt for or rejection of the primacy or reality of bodily material existence, emphasizing the ''ephemeral'', transitory, impermanent nature of temporary (''temporal'' "time-conditioned", ''contingent'') physical life and existence, sometimes to express the belief that matter is an illusion; sometimes practiced as a form of inducing a [[Mysticism|mystical]] state. | ||
| − | Both [[Buddhism]] in the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] and the Letters of [[Saint Paul]] in the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]] (e.g. Colossians 2:8-23) warn against extremes of ascetical practice which may in reality be rooted in [[Motivation|motives]] of [[Pride]] and [[Elitism]], in the mistaken belief that such measures express genuine [[spiritual]]ity in contrast to the majority of [[sin]]ful and [[Fall of man|fallen]] [[ | + | Both [[Buddhism]] in the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] and the Letters of [[Saint Paul]] in the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]] (e.g. Colossians 2:8-23) warn against extremes of ascetical practice which may in reality be rooted in [[Motivation|motives]] of [[Pride]] and [[Elitism]], in the mistaken belief that such measures express genuine [[spiritual]]ity in contrast to the majority of [[sin]]ful and [[Fall of man|fallen]] [[Homo sapiens|humanity]]. |
Revision as of 19:35, January 28, 2020
Ascesis is the voluntary exercise of self-discipline, from Greek askesis, from askein "to exercise"; rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint; the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses; usually for some purpose, to fulfill some goal.
Asceticism involves self-control, self-denial, self-discipline; also in religion including extremes of severe self-denial, as forms of penance or as devotion, for the purpose of overcoming slavery to bodily passions, or adopted as an expression of contempt for or rejection of the primacy or reality of bodily material existence, emphasizing the ephemeral, transitory, impermanent nature of temporary (temporal "time-conditioned", contingent) physical life and existence, sometimes to express the belief that matter is an illusion; sometimes practiced as a form of inducing a mystical state.
Both Buddhism in the Noble Eightfold Path and the Letters of Saint Paul in the Christian New Testament (e.g. Colossians 2:8-23) warn against extremes of ascetical practice which may in reality be rooted in motives of Pride and Elitism, in the mistaken belief that such measures express genuine spirituality in contrast to the majority of sinful and fallen humanity.
