Beckett, Quietism and Buddhism Creation and Transcendence

The comparison of Beckett with quietism and Buddhism sheds light on the problematics of creation. These religious sources afford a singular response to science and capitalism, which exclude subjectivity. A detachment takes place with regards to the autonomy of the self and objective reality, both being dependant on speech. Beckett rejected any idea of a solution, cultivating an irreducible tension. The only truth resides in doing, which produces transcendence.