Sakya kim
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In this following context,
1.what does the phrase 'relative value' mean?
2. How should I understand the underlined phrase?
3. How should I paraphrase the whole sentence in a simple way?
The context:
"...the psychologists already begin to realize the truth about the delusive nature of the ego-entity, the mere relative value of the ego-feeling, the great dependency of this tiny man on the inexhaustible and complex working factors of the whole world..."
Source: P.15, 'Fundamentals of Buddhism' by Nyanatiloka Mahåthera
1.what does the phrase 'relative value' mean?
2. How should I understand the underlined phrase?
3. How should I paraphrase the whole sentence in a simple way?
The context:
"...the psychologists already begin to realize the truth about the delusive nature of the ego-entity, the mere relative value of the ego-feeling, the great dependency of this tiny man on the inexhaustible and complex working factors of the whole world..."
Source: P.15, 'Fundamentals of Buddhism' by Nyanatiloka Mahåthera