[INDOLOGY] "Psychological complexity" of Sanskrit language/literature

[Alex Watson]

On the topic of, among other things, advocacy within the Tantric traditions
of cultivation, rather than eradication, of emotions, see:

Raffaele Torella (2015): 'Passions and Emotions in the Indian
Philosophical–Religious Traditions', in P. Bilimoria, A. Wenta (eds.)
Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems, London: Routledge, pp. 57-101.

Alexis Sanderson (2013): Pleasure and the Emotions in Tantric Śaiva
Soteriology. Lecture, University of Hamburg.
Video recording here:
https://www.academia.edu/15271277/Video_recording_of_lecture_Pleasure_and_the_Emotions_in_Tantric_%C5%9Aaiva_Soteriology_University_of_Hamburg_18_June_2013
-- 
Alex Watson
Professor of Indian Philosophy
Ashoka University
*https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson
<https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson>*


> From: Gleb Sharygin <gleb.sharygin at gmail.com>
> To: Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk at gmail.com>
> Cc: Indology <indology at list.indology.info>
> Bcc:
> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 17:07:45 +0200
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] "Psychological complexity" of Sanskrit
> language/literature
> Dear Professor Wujastyk,
>
> Thank you very much for drawing my attention to these publications.
>
> I don't quite agree with Tuske on many points, and I can tell a lot about
> how these "philosophical" traditions welcome and promote the cultivation of *positive
> *feelings and emotions, such as infinite selfless love, compassion,
> contentedness, tranquil joy etc (contra his thesis that they seek to
> eradicate "emotions"), but, regardless of that, the very last sentence of
> his paper strikes me the most, as my question was about *the very
> language of the tradition*:
>
> "However, any comparison must be sensitive to the difficulties in
> translating the concepts involved".
>
> This is exactly what I am talking about: how we are supposed to understand
> the texts, if we can not even translate them adequately, find the right
> words...
>
> Kind regards,
> Gleb Sharygin
>


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