Yes just as the formless creates form. Form goes back (seeks) to formlessness. For the human experience that means practice of karmic resolution that allows consciousness to grow to its Buddha nature, a sovereign stateless state of ultimate reality (“Self” in Hinduism). Much peace to all.
Many thanks for sharing this enlightening and informative video, Alan. It is not a simple topic to discuss but your talk has clarified many things for me.
I think it has another meaning. Because I think it is not only about something like causes and effects. And it is like a cause which cause to change/create the cause too.
9:45 If there's no independent self who's the "you" having control over everything around? If it's dependent how can it apply will in order to follow the eightfold path?
Namaste beloved Alan, Is it safe to think that we are so much more magnificent than our finite or conditioned perception and judgment of our illusory and impermanent physical reality? 🇵🇭 "The soul of man is immortal, and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendor has no limit." THE IDYLL OF THE WHITE LOTUS 🌿🌏📿Hari🌕🥗🩺🙏Aum🌅🌠🕉
Thanks for your thoughts Atmanand! In Buddhism, our true natural state is Nirvana which is where we have blown out the three fires of greed, anger, and delusion. ua-cam.com/video/QIo7qWUT6zM/v-deo.html
Consciousness is one of the aggregates/skandhas which constitue a conditioned being (in our case, a sentient being). So, even the consciousness is conditioned, temporary, impermanent, and interconnected. However, upon death, there is our 'store consciousness' (think of it almost like a place where karmic 'seeds' are stored waiting to be watered to rise into other parts of the consciousness) continue on to a new existence. I'm very high leveling all this, but there is no *permanent and unchanging* thing like a soul that continues on. Only our karma (and vows/stream of consciousness). So, when a new existence takes shape, it's not this one where you have that "I" "me" "self"...that was conditioned. But the karma, vows, etc., do go into the new existence. Compare that to a soul, where there is *something* there that is permanent and unchanging. In some religions, there might be a soul that goes into a new body (reincarnation) - the Buddha didn't teach that and says that's not possible since there is no permanent and unchanging essence that continues on. It's our belief in a permanent, unchanging, and independent self which is the illusion and which causes us to create actions (karma) that keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth.
This topic is discussed very often, of course. Your discussion here is a very good one, and it was particularly helpful to me. Thanks
Yes just as the formless creates form. Form goes back (seeks) to formlessness. For the human experience that means practice of karmic resolution that allows consciousness to grow to its Buddha nature, a sovereign stateless state of ultimate reality (“Self” in Hinduism).
Much peace to all.
Many thanks for sharing this enlightening and informative video, Alan. It is not a simple topic to discuss but your talk has clarified many things for me.
Thanks, John! Glad it was helpful.
I think it has another meaning. Because I think it is not only about something like causes and effects. And it is like a cause which cause to change/create the cause too.
Thanks for your thoughts and insight Suresh!
Thank you so much for this talk sir triple gem bless you✨
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9:45 If there's no independent self who's the "you" having control over everything around? If it's dependent how can it apply will in order to follow the eightfold path?
Namaste beloved Alan,
Is it safe to think that we are so much more magnificent than our finite or conditioned perception and judgment of our illusory and impermanent physical reality?
🇵🇭
"The soul of man is immortal, and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendor has no limit."
THE IDYLL OF THE WHITE LOTUS
🌿🌏📿Hari🌕🥗🩺🙏Aum🌅🌠🕉
Thanks for your thoughts Atmanand! In Buddhism, our true natural state is Nirvana which is where we have blown out the three fires of greed, anger, and delusion. ua-cam.com/video/QIo7qWUT6zM/v-deo.html
Can you describe the difference between stored consciousness and the theory of a soul.
Consciousness is one of the aggregates/skandhas which constitue a conditioned being (in our case, a sentient being). So, even the consciousness is conditioned, temporary, impermanent, and interconnected. However, upon death, there is our 'store consciousness' (think of it almost like a place where karmic 'seeds' are stored waiting to be watered to rise into other parts of the consciousness) continue on to a new existence. I'm very high leveling all this, but there is no *permanent and unchanging* thing like a soul that continues on. Only our karma (and vows/stream of consciousness). So, when a new existence takes shape, it's not this one where you have that "I" "me" "self"...that was conditioned. But the karma, vows, etc., do go into the new existence. Compare that to a soul, where there is *something* there that is permanent and unchanging. In some religions, there might be a soul that goes into a new body (reincarnation) - the Buddha didn't teach that and says that's not possible since there is no permanent and unchanging essence that continues on. It's our belief in a permanent, unchanging, and independent self which is the illusion and which causes us to create actions (karma) that keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth.
wish this was louder :(
Sometimes UA-cam 'adjusts' the volume on the volume slider (or also on your device).