From%West%to%East:Buddhism%as

Enlightenment%in%HerBy#Molly#JohnsonDecember#2,#2014

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Plato’s(“Allegory(of(the(Cave”(andHer!!!!!!!!!!!• Prisoner!escapes!cave!toenlightenment!through

!!!!!!!!!!!!• Samantha!leaves!physicalworld,!ascends!into!“ether”

Ra#onality*Vs.*Nirvana• Plato’s)Allegory/)Enlightenment)through)rationality)• Samantha/)Enlightenment)through)nirvana)• Nirvana/)To)blow)out)or)extinguish)like)a)candle;)toextinguish)boundaries)of)the)separate)self,incomprehensible.

Buddhism(as(Correc/ve(in(HerWestern'Philosophy Eastern'Philosophy

!!!!!!!!!!!!!• Reliance!on!technology

!!!!!!• Nirvana!2!escape!from!worldly

desires• Complete!understanding!and

awareness• Becoming!one!with!all• Spirituality!as!answer!and!escape

Ques%on• How%can%I%further%strengthen%my%argument%and%whatother%sources%could%I%use,%especially%media%sources?