Is There Life After Death?

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  • Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat on 21st of June 2014.
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  • @lynnfrandsen9743
    @lynnfrandsen9743 4 роки тому +480

    I’m really too old to have many hero’s at this stage of my life but this man is one of them.

    • @jshanker2005
      @jshanker2005 4 роки тому +8

      You're my hero!

    • @IntelligenceONE
      @IntelligenceONE 4 роки тому +10

      Paul Revere one is never too old for a hero, teacher. ❤️

    • @chrismill9896
      @chrismill9896 4 роки тому +4

      "heroes" mate, not "hero's".

    • @jshanker2005
      @jshanker2005 4 роки тому +7

      @@chrismill9896 well done, pedantic "mill" !!
      It's "Mills" not 'mill'. It's 'Chris' not 'chris'.

    • @blackbearbear9313
      @blackbearbear9313 4 роки тому +1

      You new what they met stop being hateful

  • @never_late_late
    @never_late_late 2 роки тому +184

    MAY THAY (THICH NHAT HANH) REST IN NIRVANA (02/23/2023 12 am, Hue, Vietnam) Today Thay, Thich Nhat Hanh, passed away. I am so blessed to have had time with him as my teacher during my monastic years. He helped me leave the hell of addiction and his teachings on death helped me completely release my suicidal thoughts. We are all so blessed to encounter his teachings and I am very grateful for the technology that will allow such a large number of his teachings to continue on indefinitely. If Thay has touched your life in a meaningful way, please leave a comment here. No coming, no going. No birth, no death. I love you Thay🙏🙏🙏

    • @Zandora000
      @Zandora000 2 роки тому +5

      02/23/2023?

    • @tommy7fun
      @tommy7fun 2 роки тому +4

      2/23/2023 isn't here yet. Glad he helped you so much. Blessings.

    • @manuelasuncion2942
      @manuelasuncion2942 2 роки тому +3

      Please check your dates 2-23-2023????

    • @synchronicity67
      @synchronicity67 2 роки тому +4

      U wer blessed indeed to have been with him n in his presence 🎵🦋

    • @vonzarooz2829
      @vonzarooz2829 2 роки тому +7

      I saw him as a child with my family

  • @UnknownEJP
    @UnknownEJP 6 років тому +138

    This man is a hero, to do what he does in a world like this isnt easy. Much respect

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      THIS MAN DID NOTHING. HE DIDNT DIE SO THAT YOU CAN LIVE! JESUS IS KING. HELL TO THIS DEMONIC MAN WHO MISLEADS PPL INTO DESTRUCTION. GOD ABOVE MAN.

    • @holybutterfly8495
      @holybutterfly8495 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/hBQQ0JlIdtc/v-deo.html
      No one better than Buddha 👈

    • @kevinhananto3884
      @kevinhananto3884 Рік тому +2

      @@Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr Anna, Jesus can't do anything. He can't even remove hatred from your heart.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      yes he is a hero. Very educative. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @Nicholas-ut1dw
    @Nicholas-ut1dw 2 роки тому +28

    My father died this year and it killed me because I never got to say goodbye. This helped me grow a little more spiritually today. Him and Eckhart Tolle are truly my mentors for spirituality.

    • @kasperbaele7959
      @kasperbaele7959 2 роки тому +6

      may you and your father find peace and nirvana my friend .

    • @reinhardstadler3850
      @reinhardstadler3850 Рік тому

      no birth no Death No Death no transformation. No coming no going

  • @user-jo2zb7pt4n
    @user-jo2zb7pt4n 4 роки тому +42

    I have never thought that such deep and difficult existential issues can be ever explained to children and at the same time be completely understood.This humble spirit whose human name is Thich Nhat Hanh has not only persuaded me that it is possible but he has also convinced me that the 'divine' itself has found expression through him to manifest its wisdom.

    • @nickp9996
      @nickp9996 Рік тому +1

      Yasou

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @mz.lisaskitchen9125
    @mz.lisaskitchen9125 5 років тому +90

    I feel liberated. This discourse opened my understanding. The analogy of continuation and inter-being is profound.

    • @3OHT.
      @3OHT. Рік тому

      The endoplasmic reticulum is not the powerhouse of the cell

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      I too feel liberated. Very educative. I love your videos. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @Peace4All09
    @Peace4All09 2 роки тому +7

    This sweet young Girl remained focused on Thay through this whole time, truly beautiful because they needed each other for Wisdom to come through, Thank You to Thay & Thank You for You Dear Soul. ✨ To ✨

  • @TheGraucob
    @TheGraucob 2 роки тому +67

    Rest in peace, my friend!
    “This body of mine will disintegrate, but my actions will continue me… If you think I am only this body, then you have not truly seen me. When you look at my friends, you see my continuation. When you see someone walking with mindfulness and compassion, you know he is my continuation. I don’t see why we have to say “I will die,” because I can already see myself in you, in other people, and in future generations.
    Even when the cloud is not there, it continues as snow or rain. It is impossible for the cloud to die. It can become rain or ice, but it cannot become nothing. The cloud does not need to have a soul in order to continue. There’s no beginning and no end. I will never die. There will be a dissolution of this body, but that does not mean my death.
    I will continue, always.”
    -Thay

    • @likenl4508
      @likenl4508 2 роки тому +1

      I pray you all find the Lord Jesus Christ. Don't believe the lie that there is no life after death or the lie of reincarnation. God told us in Isaiah 43 10 Behold, before Me there was no God, neither will there be any God after Me. Do you also know what Jesus said? Jesus said no one, not a single soul, goes to God but by Me. Jesus said I Am the Door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. You cannot have peace with God without the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus died in the sins of the world and rose from the dead, so that we could be justified and washed by His blood. And yet you choose to follow buddha? Jesus said not a single work I speak comes from Me but from God the Father. The teachings of Jesus came from the mouth of God and no other. I pray you repent and walk in the Lord Jesus Christ and turn from the lies of buddhism so you don't suffer the everlasting gates of hell. Jesus loves you so much He wants Himself in your life and I pray you follow the True Everlasting God for His love for you is Greater than all understanding.

    • @jericho3948
      @jericho3948 2 роки тому +4

      @@likenl4508 Why do you assume that your religion is the right one? Just because it’s yours? Very disrespectful to come into the comments of a video that’s helping people just to push your views on them. Seems you could learn from your Christ a bit more about compassion.

    • @Lteyseytey
      @Lteyseytey Рік тому +3

      @@jericho3948 Looks like he deleted his comment.
      "If Christ were here today, there is one thing he would not be, a Christian." - Mark Twain

    • @reinhardstadler3850
      @reinhardstadler3850 Рік тому

      Jesus its a Pita that you die Not understand THICH at all

    • @reinhardstadler3850
      @reinhardstadler3850 Рік тому

      i find answers very christocentric and intolerant

  • @yeshazion4098
    @yeshazion4098 4 роки тому +66

    We don't fear death ...we fear loss of our personality..

    • @jimsullivanyoutube
      @jimsullivanyoutube 3 роки тому +9

      @@robertjsmith yes, I think that's what she was asking: "does the self live after death in some other realm or incarnation?" But he answered philosophically. Brilliantly, but philosophically.

    • @jimsullivanyoutube
      @jimsullivanyoutube 3 роки тому +13

      I think what she meant was "will my self live after death in some other realm or dimension?" And I think his answer was basically "No". Brilliant answer but pretty indirect. Bill Burr said: "remember where you were before you were born? That's where you go after death" -- or something like that. Guess there's only one way to really find out. Live free or die. For death is not the worst of fates. Death is true freedom from tyranny.

    • @robertjsmith
      @robertjsmith 3 роки тому +8

      @@jimsullivanyoutube the self is an illusion

    • @robertjsmith
      @robertjsmith 3 роки тому +5

      @@jimsullivanyoutube he didnt answer philosophically,he answered from realising no self

    • @mmccrownus2406
      @mmccrownus2406 2 роки тому

      @@jimsullivanyoutube. Very ignorant and false answer. The spirit he’s to inner worlds, schools and prepares for next life

  • @dantebronte
    @dantebronte 7 років тому +264

    partial and imperfect transcript
    Where is life, there is death; and where there is death, there is life. This requires some meditation. In Buddhism we speak of interbeing. It means that we cannot be by yourself alone. You have to be with the other side. It’s like the left and the right. If the right is not there, the left cannot be. It’s not possible to take the left away from the right. The right and the left want to be together, because without the other, you cannot be. Like above and below. Above cannot be there if there is no below. That is interbeing. They have to be there at the same time. So when God said “let the light be,” and the light said “I have to wait for darkness to manifest together,” because light and darkness they inter-are. And god said, darkness is already there. So the light said, “In that case I am already there.” Good and evil. Before and after. You and I. I cannot be there without you. I cannot be there, the lotus flower cannot be there. There is no happiness without suffering. There is no life without death. And when a biologist observes the body of a human being, they see that life and death happen at the same time in the body. In this moment, thousands and thousands of cells are dying. When you scratch your skin, many dry cells fall down; they have died. Many cells die every moment of our daily life. And because you are so busy, you don’t notice that you are dying. If they die, you die. You think you don’t die yet, you have to wait 50-70 years. But that’s not true. Death is happening in the here and the now. And because the dying of the cells, the birth of other cells is possible. So many cells are born in the present moment, and we don’t have the time to welcome them. So the fact is that scientifically speaking, you can see birth and death happening in the present moment. So you experience dying and being born in every moment. Before you were conceived, you had already been there in your mother and your father in another form. So there is no birth, and there is no ending. So when we know that birth and death are together, we are not afraid of dying. La vie avec la mort. You have to observe life during your daily life, and you see birth and death inter-are in everything. Trees, animals, weather, matter, energy. Scientists have already pronounced there is no birth and death. There is only transformation. So transformation is possible, is real, and birth and death are not real. What you call birth and death are transformation. Chemical reaction. You bring substances together, and that makes a transformation. You think substances have vanished, but when you look deeply, the substance is still there in another form. When you look at the sky, you don’t see a cloud anymore. You think the cloud has died. But it has simply transformed into rain. There is no birth and death, only continuation. When you see there is no birth and no death, you are not afraid of dying. This is an invitation to lead our life more deeply, with more concentration, to be more in touch deeply with what is happening, with the true nature of reality. This is what is Nirvana in Buddhism. No birth and no death. A wave is afraid of dying. But if the wave realizes she is water, she is not afraid. Going up, she is water. Going down, she is water. So it’s very important that the wave does some meditation and realizes that she is wave but at the same time she is water, and when she knows she is water, she is no longer afraid of dying. She feels wonderful going up, she feels wonderful going down. A cloud is like that. The wave does not go and look for water. She doesn’t have to go and search for water because she is water in the here and now. The same is true with god. You don’t have to look for god. God is our true nature. You don’t have to look for nirvana. Nirvana is our ground.

    • @biljanavojnovic5585
      @biljanavojnovic5585 6 років тому +18

      Alex Sherman Thanks Alex for your time and effort in transcribing it 😊

    • @bth992002
      @bth992002 6 років тому +15

      All great teachers are like that because of the spiritual truth, the teacher can not simply give it to the students. if he answers yes to the question, the student learns nothing... He does not want the questioner to get caught between yes or no and clinging to it. He wants the searcher experienced the truth by herself...

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 5 років тому

      @@dreamsofturtles1828 + Great analogy but let me ask you this... do you think she heard such chimes or had such revelations after she passed? Probably not.

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 5 років тому

      @@dreamsofturtles1828 + She was thrashing around and screaming in terror..and you felt peace?

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 5 років тому

      @@dreamsofturtles1828 + And what was that vision that you couldn't comrehend or can you not still?

  • @amandawignall7958
    @amandawignall7958 2 роки тому +19

    Thank you Thay for sharing your wisdom, kindness and heart with us. You have helped me spiritually and emotionally in so many ways, ever since i first discovered you over 6 years ago and fresh in recovery from over 20+ years of active addiction to drink and drugs. I owe a large part of my sobriety to you! Physically you may no longer be with us but you live in every single person who has taken comfort from your teachings. Namaste.

  • @justicewillprevail1106
    @justicewillprevail1106 Рік тому +4

    His legacy will live on forever… a true, honorable loving teacher of our spirits. We are blessed to have witness such a important individual in our world.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      True, his legacy will live on forever. Allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @matt_cummins28
    @matt_cummins28 2 роки тому +37

    Finally I understood it when you got to the water/wave metaphor and found it extremely, powerfully moving and inspirational. Perhaps, unless this is a massive oversimplification, an example of what is often misunderstood as the idea of reincarnation. Thank you anyway, again, as always (I watch a lot of your videos and have recently become a subscriber) for your wonderful insights.

    • @likenl4508
      @likenl4508 2 роки тому

      I pray you all find the Lord Jesus Christ. Don't believe the lie that there is no life after death or the lie of reincarnation. God told us in Isaiah 43 10 Behold, before Me there was no God, neither will there be any God after Me. Do you also know what Jesus said? Jesus said no one, not a single soul, goes to God but by Me. Jesus said I Am the Door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. You cannot have peace with God without the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus died in the sins of the world and rose from the dead, so that we could be justified and washed by His blood. And yet you choose to follow buddha? Jesus said not a single work I speak comes from Me but from God the Father. The teachings of Jesus came from the mouth of God and no other. I pray you repent and walk in the Lord Jesus Christ and turn from the lies of buddhism so you don't suffer the everlasting gates of hell. Jesus loves you so much He wants Himself in your life and I pray you follow the True Everlasting God for His love for you is Greater than all understanding.

    • @pediatop3855
      @pediatop3855 2 роки тому

      @@likenl4508Ajaran Buddha tidak mengajarkan kepercayaan membuta, untuk percaya begitu saja apa yang tertulis di kitab suci, ini firman tuhan, harus percaya kalau tidak masuk neraka, ada ancaman untuk takut, tapi Buddha mengajarkan EHIPASSHIKO, ( Datang, lihat, dan buktikan ajarannya). Banyak orang sudah berlatih dan membuktikan ajarannya. Pembuktian mengenai kasus reinkarnasi sudah dilakukan oleh penelitian ian stevenson, dkk dan penelitian yang menggunakan past life regresi.

  • @VinhKQ
    @VinhKQ 2 роки тому +7

    Thay has transferred the deep meanings by Buddha into the modern knowledge. It is much understandable and perceivable that enables more people love and practise Buddhism.

  • @eleanoratrainor
    @eleanoratrainor 4 роки тому +25

    “Two person on same question “
    LOL 😆
    Maybe one cannot be without the other 🙏
    ✨💓💓✨

  • @nguyenkhacnguyen6439
    @nguyenkhacnguyen6439 5 років тому +66

    I think there is no YES or NO for this question, the answer is that there is only the TRANSFORMATION. Like he said "there is no birth or death. what we called birth and death, they are just a form of transformation". He has already given the answer to those kids if you listen carefully. :D

    • @lifeisshortpeace7783
      @lifeisshortpeace7783 4 роки тому +3

      I agree with you .I think there are worldly truths and supramundane truth.worldly truth is like classical physics and supermundane truth is like quantum mechanics. But Buddha using meditation as a microscope realised the supramandane truth but we ordinary beings wouldn't understand it.just like Richard feyman who says if you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't.maybe this truth is beyond thoughts.

    • @breesteiadhyapak9050
      @breesteiadhyapak9050 4 роки тому

      Nu

    • @ObakuZenCenter
      @ObakuZenCenter Рік тому

      @@lifeisshortpeace7783 Not quite.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Yes, there is no yes and no for this question. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @lherath8658
    @lherath8658 4 роки тому +23

    Thankyou so much for the question and answer. This helped me a lot. Although being born as a Buddhist, I have always had that doubt in the back of my mind, bothering me. I just simply couldn't convince myself that there's a 'literal' rebirth. After not being able to find a satisfying answer, I looked and thought deeply about it myself, I realised something very similar to this. (Correct me if I have the wrong idea)
    I feel like in Buddhism, the idea if birth, death and rebirth means the change, transformation and difference in our character and life everyday, within our lifetime. I am now not the person who I was before I watched this, I will not be the same person tomorrow as I am today. It's because the constant exposure to different elements in life changes us, everyday- everyminute. Both physically and psychologically. This might be the birth and death that Buddhism points at. These changes bring us suffering, good and bad, the idea of karma. And living in such conditions for a long time is hard to anyone I.e samsara? Therefore, the enlightenment we search in Buddhism is a life that is well lived without suffering too much. And it's achieved through controlling our minds. Understanding deeply about life and it's nature. Neither weighing towards too much or too little. Thus the middle path. It's a life that was good for ourselves as well as the world. It's a life where at the end of our lifetime, will be one that is not to feel regret of. It's a one that we'll be satisfied and happy to leave behind. Passing away peacefully to the unknown is be nirvana.
    This is what I have realised. And the answer from the video enhanced my understanding and ideas. This is probably the only answer that I found to be logical and sensible that aligns with my feelings.
    Thankyou again.

  • @thomascox257
    @thomascox257 Рік тому +3

    I have always had great respect for Thich Nath Hanh. His excellent book, No Death, No Fear, helped me overcome my own fear of death.

    • @benji-5796
      @benji-5796 Рік тому +2

      How? It set off my death anxiety more knowing I’ll die and live on in the memories of others but will never see know or experience anything again. If this man is correct then I think it’s a horrible thought and would rather have a blind faith or something else 😂

    • @reinhardstadler3850
      @reinhardstadler3850 Рік тому +1

      ​@@benji-5796 Not at all Life contains birth and suffering death and Joy (joie de vivre) and again and again in infinite variations

  • @chrysmatt9920
    @chrysmatt9920 8 років тому +58

    When I think of the ocean, it is me, when I am the wave inside the ocean I rejoice within myself( because, I am a wave that is also an ocean). This morning I asked myself"how can I remain an ocean when there are so many waves not knowing that they are also an ocean? How can I keep my eyes open, when so many eyes are closed? And a voice within answered "You are not only an ocean, you are also, those waves and those eyes, both open and closed.

    • @elizabethdiamond2159
      @elizabethdiamond2159 7 років тому +2

      It feels to me that you very much are one with the teaching of Thay here.

    • @Clarke1982
      @Clarke1982 4 роки тому +4

      Questioner: How are we to treat others? Ramana Maharishi: There are no others.

    • @adelhartreisig9020
      @adelhartreisig9020 2 роки тому

      Been a while a while since you got laid, Mr Ocean Wave?🤣🤣🤣

    • @ObakuZenCenter
      @ObakuZenCenter Рік тому

      You missed the point.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      I failed to understand. Very educative. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @victortancheongwee
    @victortancheongwee 5 років тому +53

    Yes, no birth no death. Transformation only, because we are purer energy, and energy can neither be created nor destroy.

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому +1

      IN JESUS ONLY

    • @hochiminh7505
      @hochiminh7505 4 роки тому

      Yes, it's just the recycle and transfer of chemicals.

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      Ur converted into a glorified body that’s more fun than the one you have. @Daniel Paulson

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      “Details take away from experience” good point. However in this case even ppl who have the details don’t believe it. It “ will be” for those who believe. Ani-matter is waiting for those who don’t. @Daniel Paulson

    • @imaginaryuniverse632
      @imaginaryuniverse632 4 роки тому +2

      I would say that it appears that energy can not be created or destroyed but ironically it appears that everything is made of imagination and even energy only exists in the imagination of the one who is aware of it. I think it's the one who can't be created or destroyed and the energy that we see in the one's imagination represents this Truth. Imagination would seem to be the word and the waters which it is spoken across is the mind of God. Jesus is the light of God, I think, created by the word of God. Jesus is the way the Truth and the Life and the key to the Kingdom of God which is Love and the power of Creation. It seems that the closest anyone can get to going to Hell is to live in the hope that someone else will. We have to forgive those who know not what they do before we can ascend from the cross. I'm pretty sure that's correct and it's the sentiment reflected in the Sound of Silence, Stairway to heaven and Sympathy for the Devil to cite a few Spiritual writings and I think they said something about it in the Vedas. 🙏

  • @PBryanMcMillin
    @PBryanMcMillin 4 роки тому +27

    That was a great answer to a question that wasn't asked. My guess is that the young lady was merely asking if, after the body dies, does a person's consciousness/personality continue.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Yes, a great answer. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  •  3 роки тому +23

    I don’t understand why people are confused about his answer. I think it is very clear that there is no life and no death. Life and death happen at the same time. We are here even before the day we are born and as we are born and live we are dying and being reborn every day (cells in our body die and regenerate). Since there is NO LIFE and NO DEATH, there is NO Such thing as life after death. There is no beginning and no ending. Life is a cycle. Hope that helps

    • @harsonosamin5548
      @harsonosamin5548 2 роки тому

      Enzo

    • @johnashton4635
      @johnashton4635 2 роки тому +2

      Nonetheless, each individual's consciousness ceases to exist when their body ceases to function and return to dust.

    • @bebedraws1768
      @bebedraws1768 2 роки тому +4

      I didn’t find the response satisfactory because it doesn’t address consciousness :(

    • @johnashton4635
      @johnashton4635 2 роки тому +1

      @@bebedraws1768 -- I had the same reaction. My notion is that individual consciousness dies when the body/brain dies. But I figure Thich Nhat Hanh was making a different point.

    • @lastnamefirst4035
      @lastnamefirst4035 2 роки тому

      @@johnashton4635 consciousness ceases to exist when the body dies?

  • @tansoonkok80
    @tansoonkok80 2 роки тому +13

    Thank you teacher ♥️ your teaching always bring me calmness

  • @craigstevenson4729
    @craigstevenson4729 2 роки тому +4

    This doesn’t explain how consciousness appears to begin at birth and end at death. The children weren’t asking whether the molecules in their bodies exist after death; they were asking whether their consciousness survives.

    • @Hestorzg
      @Hestorzg Рік тому +2

      Thats because he him self doesen’t know the answer.

    • @sorenlampe951
      @sorenlampe951 6 місяців тому

      true but thats a question no human ever can answer. 🙏🏻

    • @EternalBoyKing
      @EternalBoyKing Місяць тому

      Brahman is Atman is Paramatman. Its all consciousness bro.. Tat Tvam Asi

    • @EternalBoyKing
      @EternalBoyKing Місяць тому

      The Hebrew Nirvana would be Shalom

  • @brucewayne-ov5il
    @brucewayne-ov5il 5 років тому +11

    It's just miraculous to watch this after watching Sandeep Maheshwari's session on rebirth.... wisdom is same...

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Who is Sandeep Maheshwari. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @chailinsann651
    @chailinsann651 7 років тому +10

    Thank you very much for uploading this great dhamma 🙏🙏🙏

  • @Ukw975
    @Ukw975 3 роки тому +15

    I asked God for a sign today and something made me go to this Buddhist teacher my favorite one and he explained just as I explained to someone in the forums(comments)🙏😇🤔🙂

    • @likenl4508
      @likenl4508 2 роки тому

      I pray you all find the Lord Jesus Christ. Don't believe the lie that there is no life after death or the lie of reincarnation. God told us in Isaiah 43 10 Behold, before Me there was no God, neither will there be any God after Me. Do you also know what Jesus said? Jesus said no one, not a single soul, goes to God but by Me. Jesus said I Am the Door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. You cannot have peace with God without the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus died in the sins of the world and rose from the dead, so that we could be justified and washed by His blood. And yet you choose to follow buddha? Jesus said not a single work I speak comes from Me but from God the Father. The teachings of Jesus came from the mouth of God and no other. I pray you repent and walk in the Lord Jesus Christ and turn from the lies of buddhism so you don't suffer the everlasting gates of hell. Jesus loves you so much He wants Himself in your life and I pray you follow the True Everlasting God for His love for you is Greater than all understanding.

    • @tysonbyzon9680
      @tysonbyzon9680 2 роки тому

      @@likenl4508 After death people go to the isthmus park there untill the Judgment day. Jesus was only Human prophect son of Merry not God that created him and created seven sky's seven Heavens seven oceans seven ground within seven days including Angels and Satan Adams and Eve + Animals sun Moon plus Stars 😉. Jesus couldn't even save himself while he was getting tortured by the Jews . Use your brain

    • @wingedinfinity6715
      @wingedinfinity6715 2 роки тому

      @@likenl4508 I believe both of you are wrong and both of you are correct.
      Jesus IS the only path back to ABBA, AND ... the path of enlightenment (in which the man and messenger named Buddha taught, is the process.
      No one gets into heaven without believing that Jesus Christ is our savior and the only begotten son of God. Jesus is God incarnated.

    • @INFINITY-X-
      @INFINITY-X- Рік тому

      ​@@wingedinfinity6715 We dont beleive in stupidity

    • @INFINITY-X-
      @INFINITY-X- Рік тому

      ​@@tysonbyzon9680 shut the hell up

  • @damonsmith163
    @damonsmith163 9 років тому +23

    Simply beautiful... blessings to him :-)

  • @theresaggiffin9556
    @theresaggiffin9556 Рік тому +3

    Thay is radically changing my life! Why did it take me 74 3/4 years to find his teachings? Is this part of my Karmic destiny?

  • @lax2k
    @lax2k 8 років тому +14

    Excellent Teaching. Thank you, Pranams.

  • @ghostcircuitry
    @ghostcircuitry 2 роки тому +5

    A yes or no would suffice. He speaks like a politician, lots and lots of words but never gives a straight answer. What the students were wondering was if consciousness exists after the body dies. Does the “self” live after the body dies. All he had to say was “I don’t know”

    • @lisamac8503
      @lisamac8503 Рік тому +1

      He did answer the question but you did not understand

    • @ghostcircuitry
      @ghostcircuitry Рік тому +2

      @@lisamac8503 so was his answer yes or no?

    • @benji-5796
      @benji-5796 Рік тому

      It looks as though Lisa doesn’t understand either

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      He does speak like a politician. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @sulivanrauzito
    @sulivanrauzito 9 років тому +1

    This is amazing! It is a shame that just a few people have seen this video.

  • @maeodok-laoskorat7097
    @maeodok-laoskorat7097 3 роки тому +5

    So divine, deep and peaceful! Namaste

  • @lordbyron3603
    @lordbyron3603 4 роки тому +2

    Great great answer! So clear and simple! Life and death cannot be separated.

  • @goutamt7258
    @goutamt7258 4 роки тому +5

    wave example made this answer very much easy to understand.. thank you Thai..

  • @mercedesramiro-anderson7385
    @mercedesramiro-anderson7385 7 років тому +24

    Thank you. Thinch Nhat Hanh
    This teaches me to live more deeply and with consciousness.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Yes, this does teach us to live more deeply with consciousness. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @ConexionHumanaOficial
    @ConexionHumanaOficial 6 років тому +12

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for this excelente question and the wonderfull answer. My honor ti our Venerable Thay, in this answer he gave us a full class, for my is a great gift. I'll listen several times in order to learn a little bit more every time. Thank you to the smart girls for doing this question. Lots of hugs. Evangelina Cortes.

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      He deserves everyones thanks for this video. Very educative. I love your videos. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @RDd188
    @RDd188 2 роки тому +2

    There is so much depth truth and lessons that if one understand completely what he is trying to say, one grasp the true nature of life. 🙏

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      You are right. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @jessieyau2331
    @jessieyau2331 3 роки тому +4

    He is a great teacher🙏

  • @jimmymarin_
    @jimmymarin_ 2 роки тому +3

    Qué belleza de palabras, Maestro.
    No me olvides allá donde estés y seas.

  • @snappyo4708
    @snappyo4708 8 років тому +12

    behind everything I know, there's a me knowing it. Im the only constant between all thoughts and experiences, shouting ego at me won't make this knower go away. she's only asking if that chain of knowing continues to know itself after the body ceases.

    • @yeshazion4098
      @yeshazion4098 4 роки тому

      Bingo💥

    • @usitha
      @usitha 4 роки тому

      To all the people saying he didn't answer.
      If you listen closely, he says yes.
      But he doesn't want you to intellectualize it. Birth is not really the first moment you were born, and death is not the last moment of life, this transformation was present long before this birth and will be long after our death.

  • @jonathanc6897
    @jonathanc6897 7 років тому +8

    Such a deep and beautiful teaching !

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Its truly a deep and beautiful teaching. Very educative. I love his videos. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @eddiediesel9035
    @eddiediesel9035 4 роки тому +3

    Best explanation I have ever heard.

  • @abewang7578
    @abewang7578 2 роки тому +1

    這就是“轉識成智”,沒有生沒有死,只是被轉化.感謝師父!

  • @jaytc3218
    @jaytc3218 2 роки тому +2

    Thay always answered questions with the added exhortation to always practice meditation and mindfulness.

  • @BornR3STLESS
    @BornR3STLESS 10 місяців тому +1

    Very beautifully explained, very beautiful. It's amazing how beautifully metaphors can capture that which is beyond.

  • @aaronblount847
    @aaronblount847 2 роки тому +2

    2day He went home bless up brother!

  • @jh3choi
    @jh3choi 2 роки тому +2

    God is our true nature. Nirvana is our ground. No birth, no death!
    Thank you, Thay. We still "inter-are - here & now!"
    Rest in Peace.
    OM~

  • @saphopoem
    @saphopoem 8 років тому +14

    Wow! loved this!

  • @phsarojsharma
    @phsarojsharma 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful voice and beautiful true love words dear master Thay

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Yes, beautiful voice and beautiful true love of words. Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @galespressos
    @galespressos 4 роки тому +4

    Merci. Many thanks to plum village and the honorable teacher. So, to those who have forgotten their question, ‘is there life after death’. Maybe this is the short answer: where there is life, there is death, both exist at the same time, yet ultimately life and death do not exist, there is no separation.

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      There is no honor in error this man is spewing. There is no death because Jesus destroyed it those who proclaim Jesus as God never die. This man steals answers inverts God’s ideas without giving God credit. Hell to this MAN. GOD ABOVE MAN.

  • @TheRealFura_WissenFuersLeben
    @TheRealFura_WissenFuersLeben Рік тому +1

    And the children: What is this man talking about?! 😅
    great speach, really like the presence of transformation every moment

  • @Timodahler
    @Timodahler 2 роки тому +3

    Rest in peace

  • @vijayshankarshrivastava3280
    @vijayshankarshrivastava3280 2 роки тому +7

    Very meaningful teachings. My reverence to him from India.

  • @lorisbelpassi4520
    @lorisbelpassi4520 4 роки тому +1

    Who really dies? Who really is born? Individual doesn't exist ultimately , individual is inter-being, but in the form of illusion (ego). Ultimately there is not individuality and this is the answer to many comments. This man is really enlighted and a sublime person. Thanks.

  • @chailinsann651
    @chailinsann651 7 років тому +3

    Deep meaning and hard to understand but if do understand that's very great teaching!!! 🙏🙏🙏

    • @buddhaexhumed9922
      @buddhaexhumed9922 2 місяці тому

      Please allow me to interrupt. I feel Buddhists should know this. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.

  • @neil2626
    @neil2626 9 років тому +6

    Admittedly, this question has no easy answer - and all credit to the young ladies for remaining so focused when so lost. However, this is one of the questions upon which Buddha maintained his Noble Silence - I think it should be left at that.

    • @bth992002
      @bth992002 6 років тому +9

      All great teachers are like that because of the spiritual truth, the teacher can not simply give it to the students. if he answers yes to the question, the student learns nothing... He does not want the questioner to get caught between yes or no and clinging to it. He wants the searcher experienced the truth by herself...

    • @anonymoususer3741
      @anonymoususer3741 5 років тому +2

      @@bth992002 Or maybe he doesn't know

  • @LynJegher
    @LynJegher 5 років тому +26

    I lived it in my Coma, I was able to survive into a new Being!

    • @GurpreetSingh-qr2mg
      @GurpreetSingh-qr2mg 4 роки тому +1

      Hi,
      How are you? I have one question how did you feel during Coma. It's like NDE?

    • @yeshazion4098
      @yeshazion4098 4 роки тому

      Yes..how did coma feel?

    • @yeshazion4098
      @yeshazion4098 4 роки тому

      @@GurpreetSingh-qr2mg no answer? 2 weeks??

    • @Edzelo
      @Edzelo 4 роки тому +1

      @@yeshazion4098 Maybe she's in another coma.

    • @Wastelander13
      @Wastelander13 4 роки тому +1

      Coma is not death!

  • @goblinzed3078
    @goblinzed3078 7 років тому +3

    how blessed can be his words?

  • @IntheBush
    @IntheBush 7 років тому +9

    Rudolf Steiner wrote an excellent little book, actually a series of lectures on the topic of what specifically happens after death, called, 'The Inner Nature of Man: Our Life Between Death and Rebirth.'

    • @loriboufford6342
      @loriboufford6342 4 роки тому

      Thank you. I enjoy Steiner. But was unaware of this lecture.

  • @CrawlingAxle
    @CrawlingAxle Рік тому +3

    I think if you ask a Tibetan Buddhist, he will just say "yes". I think if Thich Nhat Hanh believed "yes", he would say so. Instead, all this sounds like a qualifying "no". Like, "no, but really what you think of as life is not so simple". That's fine, but that's still a no, and it's a different answer from Tibetan Buddhism. Which - one may want to ask - why is that the case? Do Tibbetan Buddhists have different traditions or have they had different experiences?

    • @MrTianzhen
      @MrTianzhen 9 місяців тому

      Thich Nhat Nanh’s perspective is deep and touches the ultimate dimension of life. He said life energy follows the laws of energy. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed; thus, we are still around after we died physically. A cloud never dies; instead, it changes only its form of existence. So do we.

  • @PeterThoegersen
    @PeterThoegersen 3 роки тому +1

    so beautiful and the girls never took their eyes off him

  • @parashurampoudel9203
    @parashurampoudel9203 2 роки тому

    Thanks for nice vdo nd koti koti pranam.

  • @vincenzomeglio94
    @vincenzomeglio94 4 роки тому +3

    Thnks Thay s to show as a way of life so beautifull :)

  • @lilahorn
    @lilahorn 9 років тому +6

    Thank you for being a great inspiration to us :-)

  • @SuongtripUSA
    @SuongtripUSA 2 роки тому

    The waves are not afraid anymore when she realizes that she is water and she is happy with present moment ❤️

  • @anutpattika
    @anutpattika 4 роки тому

    Thank you. 感恩禪師

  • @lisariley33
    @lisariley33 8 років тому

    Watching Thay Nhat Hanh brings about the #miracleofmindfulness...

  • @bettynaeini6993
    @bettynaeini6993 8 років тому +8

    love him ♡

  • @bettynaeini6993
    @bettynaeini6993 8 років тому +9

    love him♡

  • @ginoasci2876
    @ginoasci2876 4 роки тому +1

    in the beginning he says you are experiencing death and birth, althought the transformation part was really profound and it opened my eyes in one way, as he goes on he continues to say you can not die, and there is no such thing as death. this is confusing to adults let alone children.
    if you take a universal view, this is really deep.

  • @danspringer12
    @danspringer12 2 роки тому +2

    Rest In Peace

  • @minigirl
    @minigirl 5 років тому +3

    I had to literally pause the video some time to just understand what he is saying lol but overall I get what he is trying to say! Very deep and wise man!

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      HE STEALS GOD’s IDEAS AND INVERTS THEM TO CONFUSE YOU SO THAT YOU WORSHIP HIM. HE IS NOT WISE HE IS EVIL.

    • @holybutterfly8495
      @holybutterfly8495 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/hBQQ0JlIdtc/v-deo.html
      Jesus is Satan 👈

  • @damonsmith163
    @damonsmith163 9 років тому +6

    I admire him

  • @jonsmith4669
    @jonsmith4669 8 років тому +13

    I think the question was referring to the survival of the personality or the body,as that is the level of understanding of the young girl.
    If you dont know you are in fact "water" or Awareness, not a person, however old you are then his answer would have no meaning .
    However the wave and water analogy was very good
    .A wave is the same substance as the Ocean but a different shape,it is neither born or dies , water just has a little movement for a while and it thinks it is a wave, a person.
    A person is just an idea in the mind based on life conditioning ,a mind construct.

  • @WhatsYourHzFrequency
    @WhatsYourHzFrequency 4 роки тому +3

    9:40 The Law of Thermodynamics: Energy can never be CREATED (Birth) or DESTROYED (Death). The Essence never ceases to exist.

  • @rowdyyates4273
    @rowdyyates4273 4 роки тому +4

    Well i put it this way we are a thought form inhabiting a material body, we are all part of the life force called god =intelligent energy --most people cant remember the "place" we came from to experience life as a human, we are all heading toward enlightment thru different bodys and experiences =love and peace and true happiness!!!

  • @poedjilaksono7647
    @poedjilaksono7647 5 років тому +3

    Thank You..

  • @DianaASMR
    @DianaASMR 2 роки тому

    Amazing! ❤ Thank you! 🙏

  • @sumitghosh1373
    @sumitghosh1373 4 роки тому

    Simply ossum and profound

  • @aashna80
    @aashna80 2 роки тому +1

    Thankyou,I always pray to the lord to give me wisdom and he came 🙏

  • @giovannifurnari8668
    @giovannifurnari8668 2 місяці тому

    This seed my soul thank you 🧡🦋🧘🏻❤️ from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @lukez9567
    @lukez9567 2 роки тому

    "I will continue to be...a flower or a leaf...+ send you a greeting. If you are aware, you will recognize me, and you will be smiling at me. +I will be very happy." OUR TEACHER TNH🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
    🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Namo AMITABHA 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 THẦY vẫn ở mãi trong LÒNG của CHÚNG CON❤️❤️❤️ Dear TEACHER, You will forever stay in our HEART and our MIND ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Noar_2079
    @Noar_2079 2 роки тому +1

    wonderful !!

  • @tporeilly6588
    @tporeilly6588 5 років тому +1

    I love this guy.T.P.

  • @MrPositive99
    @MrPositive99 4 роки тому +57

    I think she wanted to know whether life continued after death, that is be conscious of yourself after the physical death.

    • @THXx1138
      @THXx1138 4 роки тому +3

      Consciousness continues, yes.

    • @asmrclipps
      @asmrclipps 4 роки тому +2

      what is life? is a mental construction? is sensory perceptions? meditate

    • @johnchemist8628
      @johnchemist8628 4 роки тому +16

      I'm not sure that little girl was happy with the answer that she was currently dying....

    • @andyappleton3353
      @andyappleton3353 4 роки тому +10

      Of course that seems like the logical answer she was looking for. But what he was explaining was that from his Buddhist perspective, the question itself is wrong. She is already dead whilst being alive. Likewise, she is alive after what she perceives as, "death." The method of thinking she offers is in itself an inaccurate way of interpreting her life. She's asking the question from her religious/scientific perspective, that being that we were "born" when we were either conceived or physically birthed into the world. From the mindset of the practicing Buddhist, this question cannot be answered as such because the mentality accepts a falsehood from the onset. I think that's why he was trying to use metaphors to explain his perspective.

    • @THXx1138
      @THXx1138 4 роки тому +3

      @thomas seven Nope. Consciousness is not a function of the brain but what animated the brain. Many have experienced consciousness without detectable brain activity.

  • @55vermeer
    @55vermeer 5 років тому +42

    Jesus said: If your leaders say to you, "Look! The Kingdom is in the sky!" Then the birds will be there before you are. Rather, the Kingdom is within you and it is outside you.
    They asked him: When is the Kingdom coming? He replied: It is not coming in an easily observable manner. People will not be saying, "Look, it's over here" or "Look, it's over there." Rather, the Kingdom of the Father is already spread out on the earth, and people aren't aware of it. - Gospel of Thomas

    • @SharonMessage
      @SharonMessage 4 роки тому

      thank you

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      PRAISE JESUS. HELL TO ALL THESE FALSE GURUS. HIS KINGDOM COME. AMEN

    • @harrybellemare4249
      @harrybellemare4249 4 роки тому +1

      Calm down.

    • @lastnamefirst4035
      @lastnamefirst4035 4 роки тому +12

      @@Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr Nobody here denies or hates jesus. Ask yourself why you have a need to hate people and yourself

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому +2

      I hate what God hates. When people think they know anything about life and death and exclude God from the context that is denial. This guru is not proclaiming Christ as the ultimate source of information. This guru thinks HE KNOWS. That’s extremely arrogant. He needs to give God credit where’s its due. Most of the world hates and denies Jesus you are in the dark. @Sammy Scotch

  • @Fin3ss3
    @Fin3ss3 Рік тому +1

    Life is so crazy. Praise God.

  • @astravinsible6422
    @astravinsible6422 9 років тому +16

    energy and transformation...

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 4 роки тому

      IN JESUS

    • @rohlay00
      @rohlay00 3 роки тому

      @@Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr in US, regardless of Jesus

    • @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr
      @Telegrm-t_OnlyPwr 3 роки тому

      @@rohlay00 US would not be without Jesus. Land is void without God. Matter has no intelligence.

  • @lordbyron3603
    @lordbyron3603 4 роки тому

    Every human being needs to hear this! And yet only a few are able. Why?

    • @janel342
      @janel342 2 роки тому

      You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

  • @vsyrio
    @vsyrio 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for all these videos... may I ask for the script to translate Thay message from english to portuguese to spread the message as far as possible?

  • @elizabethlinsell
    @elizabethlinsell Рік тому +1

    Now I understand, know that I must be like the wave

  • @XOXO-mb2vh
    @XOXO-mb2vh 5 років тому +5

    I want him to live forever.

  • @luzarsacdetoro903
    @luzarsacdetoro903 4 роки тому

    C est puissant! Ca en ouvre des perspectives!

  • @Riles-wi4gu
    @Riles-wi4gu 2 роки тому +1

    That's very clear ❤️

  • @melaniestarkey7868
    @melaniestarkey7868 4 роки тому

    So beautiful

  • @joy7592
    @joy7592 Рік тому

    Thank you!!🙏🏼

  • @billhillyer334
    @billhillyer334 4 роки тому +4

    Life is the beginning of Death so we go back to where we were before we were alive... 🐛🦋

    • @peaceonearth351
      @peaceonearth351 4 роки тому +1

      There's an underlying structure to reality that through emergence arose consciousness, which created itself as the universe.

    • @billhillyer334
      @billhillyer334 4 роки тому +1

      @@peaceonearth351 so we have allways been and for ever will be yes there is life after death I will never forget the time this man gave his life for us... His name is Jesus

  • @lordbyron3603
    @lordbyron3603 4 роки тому

    “..... Inter-being!....”. The simile of the paper is spot on.

  • @williamsaekao6581
    @williamsaekao6581 7 років тому +55

    You are not only the body, or the mind, or the ego. You are everything combine. If your body is made up of 65% of water. Then aren't you 65% of the whole ocean itself? So in a sense, you are not "inside" the universe. You "are" the universe who is experiencing itself, in a different perspective such as "me", "you" or "this car" or "that car". Everything is literally one single being. You can call it "god" or "the source" or "the universe" or "all that is", there are many names. God is not a seperated being from you.
    The real you, which is the source of all things, don't die, It's more like you can't die, you just change forms. Can you really get rid of "water"? When water evaporated, it became air, when air became saturated, it became cloud, when cloud is condensed, it start raining down water, and the whole cycle repeated. You can never really completely get rid of "water" out of existence, because it will just change form no matter what you do with it. You are in fact, the same way. You don't die, you just recycle. That's where the idea of reincarnation are made.
    . Even if we are all are just one singularity being at our core, we are living in a state of seperation , or duality , such as: I am seperated from you, you are seperated from me. When we each have individual thoughts, that is how realities are formed, when one thought collide with another.
    Imagine if you live in a state of singularity with unity consciousness. In this singularity consciousness, you are living as if you are "everything at once". When you live in this state of singularity instead of duality, there wont be any individual thoughts, there wont be "my thoughts", there won't be "your thoughts", it will just be "our thoughts" always. There won't be any events happening because it won't be any individual "thoughts" collide with one another to make an "event". A whole relationship of 20 years would just happen in a snap of a finger because "time" or duration of manifesation will not exist in this unity consciousness. Unity consciousness, can be called the ending journey of the soul, or "death" for some people. It's a journey of going back to the source. When you are living in "unity consciousness", there will just be an eternal awareness of nothingness. Do you call it death? It's up to your judgement.
    Nowday many people talk about how they want to get out of reincarnation cycle because it's full of suffering. Do you want to live an eternal life of nothingness? or do you rather live to experience "life", to love, to laugh, to suffer, and to growth, just so you can die and repeat it again. To live life in this state of duality, or seperation is a blessing of itself. :)

    • @mdot6784
      @mdot6784 7 років тому +1

      William Saekao well said

    • @williamsaekao6581
      @williamsaekao6581 7 років тому

      +The Sleuth's Report what are you even saying mate.. first of all you said you don't believe in life after death, yet you go looking for your father who have passed away..?
      Second, when did i say god is nothingness? I clearly said that we are god, which is we are everything combine. You're proprably confused with the singularity consciousness that i stated. So you already know that we everything combine at our core, correct? But we are living in a 3 dimensional state, which is im seperated from you and you are seperated from me, but we are one at our core, so what do you think would happen if we are living as if we are all one? Aka the singularity consciousness? Life wouldn't happen with the singularity consciousness. Life only works with the duality consciousness that we are living right now, where 2 seperate thoughts form into a reality. I've astral travel my whole life so idk how that would help my claim but theres that, if you don't know what it is, just look it up.

    • @williamsaekao6581
      @williamsaekao6581 7 років тому +2

      +The Sleuth's Report oh no haha, what i was saying is, some people who is deep into the spiritual life, they think the world is full of suffering, so they want to stop the reincarnation cycle. If you stop the reincarnation cycle, which is your energy stop recycling, meaning you'll be living in the singularity consciousness, you'll be everything combine, which mean you won't be able to experience life, emotions, growth or anything like that. Where if you are living in duality, you get to experience what life has to offer, you get to experience emotions and all that good stuff. Singularity consciousness = you'll be nothing but an awareness.

    • @williamsaekao6581
      @williamsaekao6581 7 років тому +3

      +The Sleuth's Report I've done this in astral travelling and lucid dreaming actually. I don't know where we go when we die, but if it's to the astral world in astral travelling, life is much more fun there. Maybe when we die, we go to different dimensions where duality consciousness still applies, who knows. But to go back to the state of singularity is when your consciousness merge with the "source" or "god", but when does that happen, i have no idea. I've read some books that said it's the final lesson for the soul to go back to the source but yeah, i guess that's beyond our 3D perception right now

    • @wrongnotes8385
      @wrongnotes8385 7 років тому

      Stopping the reincarnation cycle not necessarily meaning living in singularity consciousness in Mahayana Buddha Dharma.People believe that many chan or Zen masters have already reached the stage of Bodhisatava meaning they have already stopped the rebirth cycle and which will lead you to the pure land.However in Vajrayana tradition if you have not achieved the status of higher lamas or Rinpoche you will go through the life cycle or rebirth continuously in different form depending on your karma .Only higher lamas and Rinpoche can be reborn as reincarnated being or enlighten being.