In the interest of not derailing a thread on another topic, I've started this thread to continue the discussion between me and @Aupmanyav in karmic consequences for suicide?, here.
The synopsis of the discussion so far is that Aup believes that causality exists only in Vyavaharika, while I...
Sentience is defined as the capacity to feel, perceive, and experience subjectively.
Decartes once said, "I think, therefore I am." Sentience, as defined, is exclusive of thought (reason). So by that logic, one can be without the ability to reason, rendering Descartes' quote incorrect.
In...
Saṃsāra is a concept that is common to most dharmic philosophies and religions. Commonly, it is believed that we reincarnate into physical bodies in a cycle of Saṃsāra until we achieve liberation.
My philosophy is that just as the jiva (the ego self) sleeps and dreams, each dream being...