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ูˆู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ยซู…ู† ุนูุฑููŽ ุจุงู„ุญูƒู…ุฉู ู„ุงุญุธุชู‡ู ุงู„ุนูŠูˆู† ุจุงู„ู‡ูŠุจุฉยป.
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ุจุฃูŠู‘ูŽ ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉู ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฃูŠ ู…ุฏู‰ ูŠูŽู†ูุตู„ู ู…ุง ูŠูุณู…ู‰ ุจุงู„ุฎูŠุงู„ ุนู† ู…ุง ูŠูุณู…ู‰ ุจุงู„ูˆุงู‚ุนุŸ

ู„ู†ุฃุฎุฐ ู…ุซุงู„ู‹ุง ู„ุซู„ุงุซู ุฃุดุฎุงุตู ูŠุณูŠุฑูˆู† ููŠ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุฐุงุชู‡:
ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู ู‡ูˆ ุฑุฌู„ูŒ ุฌุงุกูŽ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉู ููŠ ุฅุฌุงุฒุฉู. ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุนุงู„ู…ู ู†ุจุงุชู. ุงู„ุซุงู„ุซู ู…ุฒุงุฑุนูŒ ู…ูŽุญูŽู„ู‘ูŠ.
ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ุŒ "ุงู„ุฑุฌู„ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ"ุŒ ู‡ูˆ ู…ุง ูŠูุทู„ู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุดุฎุต ุงู„ุนู…ู„ูŠู‘ุŒ ุตุงุญุจ ุงู„ู†ุธุฑุฉ ุงู„ุนุงุฏูŠุฉ ู„ู„ุฃู…ูˆุฑุ› ูŠุฑู‰ ุงู„ุฃุดุฌุงุฑูŽ ูƒุฃุดุฌุงุฑูุŒ ูˆูŠุนุฑู ู…ู† ุฎุฑูŠุทุชู‡ ุฃู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ูŽ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุณู„ูƒู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุทุฑูŠู‚ูŒ ุฌุฏูŠุฏูŒ ูˆุฌู…ูŠู„ุŒ ูŠุคุฏูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ โ€œู†ูŠูˆุชู†โ€ุŒ ุญูŠุซ ูŠูˆุฌุฏ ู…ูƒุงู† ู„ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ุงู„ุทุนุงู… ุฃูˆุตู‰ ุจู‡ ุตุฏูŠู‚ ู„ู‡ ููŠ ู…ูƒุชุจู‡. ุฃู…ู‘ุง "ุนุงู„ู…ู ุงู„ู†ุจุงุชู" ููŠู†ุธุฑู ุญูˆู„ู‡ู ูˆูŠุฑู‰ ุจูŠุฆุชู‡ู ุจู…ุตุทู„ุญุงุชู ุฏู‚ูŠู‚ุฉู ุฎุงุตุฉู ุจุงู„ู†ุจุงุชุงุชูุŒ ูƒูˆุญุฏุงุชู ุจูŠูˆู„ูˆุฌูŠุฉู ู…ุตู†ูุฉู ุจุฏู‚ุฉุŒ ู…ุซู„ ุฃู†ูˆุงุน ู…ุญุฏุฏุฉู ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุดุฌุงุฑู ูˆุงู„ุฃุนุดุงุจู ูˆุงู„ุฒู‡ูˆุฑู ูˆุงู„ุณุฑุงุฎุณูุŒ ูˆู„ู‡ุฐุง ูŠูุนุฏ ุฐู„ูƒ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ูˆุงู‚ุน ุจุงู„ู†ุณุจุฉ ู„ู‡ุ› ูˆูŠุฑู‰ ุฃู†ู‘ูŽ ุนุงู„ู… "ุงู„ุณุงุฆุญ" ุงู„ุจุณูŠุท (ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน ุงู„ุชู…ูŠูŠุฒ ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุจู„ูˆุท ูˆุงู„ุฏุฑุฏุงุฑ) ู‡ูˆ ุนุงู„ู…ูŒ ุฎูŠุงู„ูŠูŒ ูˆุบุงู…ุถูŒ ูˆุถุจุงุจูŠูŒุŒ ุฃุดุจู‡ู ุจุนุงู„ู…ู ู„ุง ูˆุฌูˆุฏ ู„ู‡.
ูˆุฃุฎูŠุฑู‹ุงุŒ ูŠุฎุชู„ูู ุนุงู„ูŽู…ู "ุงู„ู…ุฒุงุฑุน ุงู„ู…ูŽุญูŽู„ู‘ูŠ" ุนู† ุงู„ุขุฎุฑูŠู† ููŠ ูƒูˆู†ู‡ู ุนุงู„ู…ู‹ุง ุนุงุทููŠู‹ุง ูˆุดุฎุตูŠู‹ุง ุจุดูƒู„ู ูƒุจูŠุฑุ› ุญูŠุซ ู†ูŽุดูŽุฃ ู‡ู†ุงูƒุŒ ูˆูŠุฃู„ูู ูƒู„ู‘ูŽ ู…ูŽู…ูŽุฑู‘ู ูˆูƒู„ู‘ูŽ ุดุฌุฑุฉู ูˆูƒู„ู‘ูŽ ุธูู„ู‘ู ู„ููƒูู„ู‘ู ุดุฌุฑุฉู ููŠ ูƒู„ู‘ู ุทุฑูŠู‚ุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ุฐู„ูƒ ู…ุฑุชุจุทูŒ ุจุนู…ู„ู‡ู ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ูŠู‘ู ูˆุทููˆู„ุชู‡ูุŒ ูˆุฃู„ู ุชูุตูŠู„ุฉู ุตุบูŠุฑุฉ ูˆุชูุตูŠู„ุฉุ› ุฅุฐ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ู„ู„ุณุงุฆุญู ุงู„ุนุงุฏูŠ ุฃูˆ ู„ุนุงู„ู…ู ุงู„ู†ุจุงุชู ุฃู† ูŠุฏุฑูƒู‡ุง ููŠ ุฐุงุชู ุงู„ู…ูƒุงู†ู ูˆุงู„ุฒู…ุงู†ู.
ูุงู„ู…ุฒุงุฑุนู ู„ู† ูŠุนุฑููŽ ุงู„ุฑุคูŠุฉูŽ ุงู„ุฎุถุฑุงุกูŽ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุญุชุถู†ู "ุนุงู„ูู…ูŽ ุงู„ู†ุจุงุชู" ุจุฃุบุตุงู†ู‡ุงุŒ ูƒู…ุง ุฃู†ู‘ูŽ "ุนุงู„ูู… ุงู„ู†ุจุงุชู" ู„ุง ูŠุฑุจุทู ุนุงู„ู…ู‡ู ุจุฐูƒุฑู‰ ุนู† ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ุญุธูŠุฑุฉู ุฃูˆ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุญู‚ู„ ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠู…ู ุฃูˆ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุจูŠุช ุชุญุช ุฃุดุฌุงุฑู ุงู„ู‚ุทู†ุŒ ุญูŠุซ ุชุทููˆ ูƒู„ ุงู„ุงุดูŠุงุกู ูˆูŽุณูŽุทูŽ ู…ุญูŠุทู ู…ู† ุงู„ุฐูƒุฑูŠุงุชู ุงู„ุดุฎุตูŠุฉู ู„ุฑุฌู„ู ูˆูู„ูุฏ ู‡ู†ุงูƒ.


ุฅุฐู†ุŒ ู„ุฏูŠู†ุง ู‡ู†ุง ุซู„ุงุซุฉู ุนูˆุงู„ู…ู ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ - ุซู„ุงุซุฉู ุฑุฌุงู„ู ุนุงุฏูŠูŠู†ุŒ ู„ูƒู„ู ู…ู†ู‡ู… ูˆุงู‚ุนู‡ู ุงู„ู…ุฎุชู„ู - ูˆุจุงู„ุทุจุน ูŠู…ูƒู†ู†ุง ุฅุถุงูุฉู ู…ุฌู…ูˆุนุฉู ู…ู† ุงู„ูƒุงุฆู†ุงุชู ุงู„ุฃูุฎุฑู‰: ุฑุฌู„ูŒ ุฃุนู…ู‰ ู…ุน ูƒู„ุจุŒ ุตูŠุงุฏูŒ ู…ุน ูƒู„ุจุŒ ูƒู„ุจูŒ ู…ุน ุฑุฌู„ุŒ ุฑุณุงู…ูŒ ูŠุชู†ู‚ู„ ุจุญุซู‹ุง ุนู† ุบุฑูˆุจ ุดู…ุณุŒ ูุชุงุฉูŒ ุชุนุทู„ุช ุณูŠุงุฑุชู‡ุง - ููŠ ูƒู„ู‘ู ุญุงู„ุฉู ุณูŠูƒูˆู† ุนุงู„ูŽู…ู‹ุง ู…ุฎุชู„ูู‹ุง ุชู…ุงู…ู‹ุง ุนู† ุงู„ุจู‚ูŠุฉุŒ ู„ุฃู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุชู ุงู„ุฃูƒุซุฑูŽ ู…ูˆุถูˆุนูŠุฉู‹ ู…ุซู„ ุดุฌุฑุฉุŒ ุทุฑูŠู‚ุŒ ุฒู‡ุฑุฉุŒ ุณู…ุงุกุŒ ุญุธูŠุฑุฉุŒ ุฅุจู‡ุงู…ุŒ ู…ุทุฑ ุชุญู…ู„ู ููŠ ูƒู„ ุญุงู„ุฉู ุฏู„ุงู„ุงุชู ุฐุงุชูŠุฉู‹ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉู‹ ุชู…ุงู…ู‹ุง.

ู„ุฐุงุŒ ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ู†ู‚ูˆู„ "ุงู„ูˆุงู‚ุน"ุŒ ูุฅู†ู†ุง ู†ููƒุฑ ุญู‚ู‹ุง ููŠ ูƒู„ ู‡ุฐุง - ููŠ ู‚ุทุฑุฉู ูˆุงุญุฏุฉู - ุนูŠู†ุฉ ู…ู† ู…ุฒูŠุฌู ูŠุชูƒูˆู†ู ู…ู† ู…ู„ูŠูˆู† ูˆุงู‚ุนู ููŽุฑุฏูŠู‘ู.
ุชุชู„ูˆู‘ู†ู ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉู ุจูˆุนูŠ ุงู„ุนุงุฑู ูƒู…ุง ูŠุชู„ูˆู† ุงู„ู…ุงุก ุจู„ูˆู† ุงู„ุฒุฌุงุฌ

โ€” ุฅุจู† ุนุฑุจูŠ
ูˆู„ุฃู†ู‘ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŽ ุชุฌุนู„ู ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซูŽ ูˆุงู„ุจูŽุณุทูŽ ูˆุงู„ุชุฃู†ูŠุณูŽ ูˆุงู„ุชู„ู‚ู‘ูŠ ุจุงู„ุจูุดุฑู ู…ูู† ุญู‚ูˆู‚ู ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰ ูˆู…ู† ุชู…ุงู…ู ุงู„ุฅูƒุฑุงู…ู ุจู‡ุŒ ู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ยซู…ูู† ุชู…ุงู…ู ุงู„ุถูŠุงูุฉู ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽู„ุงู‚ุฉู ุนู†ุฏ ุฃูˆู„ู ูˆูŽู‡ู„ุฉุŒ ูˆุฅุทุงู„ุฉู ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซู ุนู†ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู…ูˆุงูƒูŽู„ุฉยป. ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุดุงุนุฑู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ุญุงุชู… ุงู„ุทุงุฆูŠ:
ุณูŽู„ูŠ ุงู„ุฌุงุฆุนูŽ ุงู„ุบูŽุฑุซุงู†ูŽ ูŠุง ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽ ู…ู†ุฐุฑู
ุฅุฐุง ู…ุง ุฃุชุงู†ูŠ ุจูŠู†ูŽ ู†ูŽุงุฑูŠ ูˆู…ูŽุฌุฒุฑูŠ

ู‡ู„ ุฃุจุณูุทู ูˆูŽุฌู‡ูŠ ุฃู†ู‘ู‡ ุฃูˆู„ู ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰
ูˆุฃุจุฐู„ู ู…ูŽุนุฑูˆููŠ ู„ู‡ ุฏูˆู†ูŽ ู…ูู†ูƒูŽุฑูŠ

ูˆู‚ุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ:
ุฅู†ูƒ ูŠุง ุงุจู†ูŽ ุฌุนูุฑู ุฎูŠุฑู ูุชู‰ู‹
ูˆุฎูŠุฑูู‡ู… ู„ุทุงุฑูู‚ู ุฅุฐุง ุฃุชู‰

ูˆุฑูุจู‘ูŽ ู†ูุถูˆู ุทูŽุฑูŽู‚ูŽ ุงู„ุญูŽูŠู‘ูŽ ุณูุฑู‰ู‹
ุตุงุฏููŽ ุฒุงุฏู‹ุง ูˆุญูŽุฏูŠุซู‹ุง ู…ุง ุงุดุชูŽู‡ู‰

ุฅู†ู‘ ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซูŽ ุฌุงู†ุจูŒ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰

ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ:
ู„ูุญุงููŠ ู„ูุญุงูู ุงู„ุถู‘ูŽูŠูู ูˆุงู„ุจูŠุชู ุจูŠุชูู‡
ูˆู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูู„ู‡ูู†ูŠ ุนู†ู‡ ุบูŽุฒุงู„ ู…ูู‚ูŽู†ู‘ูŽุนู

ุฃุญุฏู‘ูุซูู‡ ุฅู†ู‘ ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰
ูˆุชูŽุนู„ูŽู… ู†ูŽูุณูŠ ุฃู†ู‘ู‡ ุณูˆููŽ ูŠูŽู‡ุฌูŽุนู

ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุขุฎุฑ:
ุฃูุถูŽุงุญููƒู ุถูŽูŠููŠ ู‚ุจู„ูŽ ุฅู†ุฒุงู„ู ุฑูŽุญู„ูู‡ู
ูˆูŠูุฎุตูุจู ุนูู†ุฏูŠ ูˆุงู„ู…ูŽุญูŽู„ู‘ู ุฌูŽุฏููŠุจู

ูˆู…ุง ุงู„ุฎูุตุจู ู„ู„ุฃุถูŠุงูู ุฃู†ู’ ูŠูŽูƒุซูุฑูŽ ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰
ูˆู„ูƒู†ู‘ู…ุง ูˆูŽุฌู‡ู ุงู„ูƒูŽุฑูŠู…ู ุฎูŽุตูŠุจู
โ€” ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ูˆุงู„ุชุจูŠูŠู†ุŒ ู„ุฃุจูŠ ุนุซู…ุงู† ุงู„ุฌุงุญุธ
ุงู„ู‚ูุฑู‰: ุจูƒุณุฑู ุงู„ุฑุงุกุŒ ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ุถูŠุงูุฉ ูˆุฅูƒุฑุงู… ุงู„ุถูŠู.
Forwarded from 0/0 (Haidar A. Fahad)
ุชูŽุฑุงู‡ู ุฅุฐุง ู…ุง ุฌูู€ุฆู’ู€ุชูŽู‡ ู…ูุชูŽู€ู‡ูŽู„ู‘ูู€ู„ู‹ุง
ูƒุฃู†ูŽู‘ูƒ ุชูุนุทูŠู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฃู†ุชูŽ ุณุงุฆู„ูู‡ู’

- ุฒู‡ูŠุฑ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุณูู„ู…ู‰
Forwarded from ูˆูุฌู’ุฏูŽุงู† (ู†ู€ูŽูˆุงู‡)
ูˆูŽุฅุฐูŽุง ุญูŽุฏููŠุซูŒ ุณูŽุงุกูŽู†ููŠ ู„ูŽู… ุฃูŽูƒุชูŽุฆูุจ
ูˆูŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ุญูŽุฏููŠุซูŒ ุณูŽุฑู‘ูŽู†ููŠ ู„ูŽู… ุฃูŽุจุดูุฑู
Forwarded from ุทูˆูŠู„ ุงู„ู†ูŽุฌุงุฏ ุฑููŠุน ุงู„ุนูู…ุงุฏ
ุฅุฐุง ุฃู†ุช ู„ู… ุชุนุดู‚ ูˆู„ู… ุชุฏุฑ ู…ุง ุงู„ู‡ูˆู‰
ูู‚ู… ูุงุนุชู„ู ุชุจู†ุงู‹ ูุฃู†ุช ุญู…ุงุฑู

โ€“ ุฅุจู† ุงู„ู‚ูŠู‘ู…
Forwarded from Anasia (Abdullah Ghali)
ุทูˆูŠู„ ุงู„ู†ูŽุฌุงุฏ ุฑููŠุน ุงู„ุนูู…ุงุฏ
ุฅุฐุง ุฃู†ุช ู„ู… ุชุนุดู‚ ูˆู„ู… ุชุฏุฑ ู…ุง ุงู„ู‡ูˆู‰ ูู‚ู… ูุงุนุชู„ู ุชุจู†ุงู‹ ูุฃู†ุช ุญู…ุงุฑู โ€“ ุฅุจู† ุงู„ู‚ูŠู‘ู…
ูˆูŽู‡ูŽู„ ุฎูู„ูู‚ูŽ ุงู„ููŽุชู‰ ุฅูู„ู‘ุง ู„ููŠูŽู‡ูˆู‰
ูˆูŽูŠูŽุฃู†ูŽุณูŽ ุจูุงู„ุฏูู…ูˆุนู ูˆูŽุจูุงู„ุฏูู…ุงุกูุŸ

ุงู„ุจุญุชุฑูŠ.
ู‚ุงู„ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุงู„ุฌู‡ู… ู„ุฎุงู„ุฏ ุงู„ูƒุงุชุจ: ู‡ุจ ู„ูŠ ุจูŠุชูƒ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชู‚ูˆู„ ููŠู‡:
ยซู„ูŠุชูŽ ู…ุง ุฃุตุจุญูŽ ู…ูู† ุฑูู‚ู‘ู€ู€ุฉู ุฎุฏู‘ูŽูŠูƒูŽ ุจู‚ู„ุจููƒู’ยป

ูู‚ุงู„ ุฎุงู„ุฏ: ูŠุง ุฌุงู‡ู„ุŒ ู‡ู„ ุฑุฃูŠุชูŽ ุฃุญุฏู‹ุง ูŠู‡ุจู ูˆู„ุฏูŽู‡ุŸ
0/0
Marry, and you will regret it; donโ€™t marry, you will also regret it; marry or donโ€™t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the worldโ€™s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the worldโ€™s foolishness or weepโ€ฆ
ุฅู†ู’ ุชุฒูˆุฌุชูŽ ู†ูŽุฏูู…ุช. ูˆุฅู†ู’ ู„ูŽู… ุชุชุฒูˆุฌ ู†ูŽุฏูู…ุชุ› ุณูˆุงุกูŒ ุชุฒูˆู‘ุฌุชูŽ ุฃูŽู…ู’ ู„ูŽู… ุชุชุฒูˆุฌ ูุฃู†ุช ู†ุงุฏูู…ูŒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŽูŠู†. ุฅุถุญูŽูƒ ุนู„ู‰ ุบุจุงูˆุฉู ุงู„ุนุงู„ูŽู… ูˆุณุชูŽู†ุฏูŽู…. ุฅุจูƒู ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณุชูŽู†ุฏูŽู… ูƒุฐู„ูƒุ› ุณูˆุงุกูŒ ุถูŽุญููƒุชูŽ ุฃูŽูˆ ุจูŽูƒูŠุชูŽ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุŒ ูุฅู†ู‘ูƒ ู†ุงุฏู…ูŒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŽูŠู†. ุตูŽุฏู‘ูู‚ ูƒู„ุงู…ูŽ ุงู„ู…ุฑุฃุฉู ูˆุณุชูŽู†ุฏูŽู…. ูƒูŽุฐู‘ูุจู‡ุง ูˆุณุชู†ุฏู… ูƒุฐู„ูƒุ› ุณูˆุงุกูŒ ุตูŽุฏู‘ูŽู‚ุชูŽู‡ุง ุฃูŽู…ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูุตูŽุฏู‘ูู‚ุŒ ูุฃู†ุชูŽ ู†ุงุฏูู…ูŒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŽูŠู†. ุฅุดู†ูู‚ ู†ูŽูุณูŽูƒ ูˆุณูŽุชูŽู†ุฏูŽู…. ู„ุง ุชูŽุดู†ู‚ ู†ูุณูŽูƒูŽ ูˆุณุชู†ุฏูŽู…ุ› ุฅู†ู’ ุดูŽู†ูŽู‚ุชูŽ ู†ูุณูŽูƒ ุฃูŽู…ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽูุนูŽู„ุŒ ูุฃู†ุชูŽ ู†ุงุฏู…ูŒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุงู„ูŽูŠู†. ู‡ุฐุง ู‡ูˆ ุฌูˆู‡ุฑู ุงู„ูู„ุณูุฉู ูƒู„ู‘ูู‡ุงุŒ ุณุงุฏุชูŠ ุงู„ุฃุนุฒุงุก.

โ€” ุณูˆุฑูŠู† ูƒูŠุฑูƒูŠุบุงุฑุฏ
Forwarded from H A D E S
Tiger Emerging from Bamboo, by Katayama Yลkoku, late 18th century.
H A D E S
Tiger Emerging from Bamboo, by Katayama Yลkoku, late 18th century.
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, 
In the forests of the night; 
What immortal hand or eye, 
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies. 
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain, 
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp, 
Dare its deadly terrors clasp! 

When the stars threw down their spears 
And water'd heaven with their tears: 
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright, 
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

โ€” William Blake
Why atheists love Buddhism

Religion, from a psychological point of view, regulates our emotions and actions and makes them better adjusted to deal with adversity and misfortune. When an atheist relinquishes the metaphysics of religion he unavoidably relinquishes its psychological safety net. Then he faces a grave danger; He finds himself alone in a world of fear, chaos, uncertainty, and injustice. He can no longer effectively deal with adversity, because he believes in nothing greater than him to draw strength from. And he can't draw that strength from within because we humans are too fragile and transientยน. And even if that was possible, it takes a truly exceptional human to be his own rock and churchยฒ. Thereby, the atheist finds himself alone in a cruel and meaningless world. This makes them look for solace in weird places like Buddhism, stoicism, scientism, and philosophy because they are in desperate need for solace after they left religion.

What makes these traditions appealing to the atheist is their secularism, or to be more specific, their possibility to be secular; Stoicism and buddhism, for example, both have a complex metaphysics imbedded in them. Yet at the same time, the psychological exercises and the methods to deal with adversity that these traditions employ can be separated to an extent from their metaphysics, and thus applied practically in one's life without necessarily adhering to their metaphysics.


ยนDurkheim explained this more eloquently and in detail in his study on suicide.

ยฒโ€œYou are Peter, and on this rock I will build my churchโ€ [Matthew 16:18]