11-23-2013, 08:24 PM
Also consider perhaps that these concepts themselves may not be complex.
However, they may be difficult to put into words, perhaps because of the inherent limitations in a language that was developed in a society that did not traditionally have much interest in exploring these concepts.
A lesser version of this phenomenon can be seen when one when one attempts to translate eastern spiritual concepts into western words - things such as dharma to give a random example; what was seemingly simple becomes hard to explain.
However, they may be difficult to put into words, perhaps because of the inherent limitations in a language that was developed in a society that did not traditionally have much interest in exploring these concepts.
A lesser version of this phenomenon can be seen when one when one attempts to translate eastern spiritual concepts into western words - things such as dharma to give a random example; what was seemingly simple becomes hard to explain.