ascesis
(en)
(noun) the practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons
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ascesis
ascetism
the old theosophical pact which has always compensated power by ascesis
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6 years, 10 months ago
Boredom is a head-clearing ascesis.
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6 years, 11 months ago
The demand for justice is thus ultimately the demand that the excessive enjoyment of the Other should be curtailed so that everyone’s access to jouissance is equal. The necessary outcome of this demand, of course, is asceticism.
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6 years, 9 months ago