LINJI YIXUAN VS TONI PACKER
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Linji Yixuan and Toni Packer are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Will to PowerΔ 3 / 10Linji Yixuan: 7/10Toni Packer: 4/10
somewhat (3/10): Linji Yixuan emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Toni Packer weighs acceptance or context more.
- Sovereign SelfΔ 2 / 10Linji Yixuan: 9/10Toni Packer: 7/10
somewhat (2/10): Linji Yixuan treats the individual as the seat of moral authority; Toni Packer embeds it elsewhere.
- Self as IllusionΔ 2 / 10Linji Yixuan: 7/10Toni Packer: 9/10
somewhat (2/10): Toni Packer treats the unified self as an illusion or construction; Linji Yixuan takes the self as more given.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Linji Yixuan: 5/10Toni Packer: 5/10
Both register moderate universalist impulse.
- Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10Linji Yixuan: 6/10Toni Packer: 6/10
Both register moderate embodied sensibility.
- Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10Linji Yixuan: 6/10Toni Packer: 6/10
Both register moderate ascetic tendency.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 2
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 2
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 3