YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
How could it be anything but?
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A Universe from Nothing?
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godnotgod
Thou art That
ha ha ha ha...who is it that lives? who is it that dies? who is it that takes refuge? who is it that is in control? answer these and you will be instantly enlightened.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
People have all sorts of odd ideas about what Buddhism teaches. This is perhaps understandable though, because Buddhism is diverse and pluralistic, and there are many different schools, methods and assumptions.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
I'm not concerned with such speculations, just with trying to develop some insight, seeing more clearly.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
In theory, only one who is enlightened could claim this...
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Well, it is amusing - to an extent, much like listening to a singer butcher a national anthem...Or somebody who is parroting new-age dogma.
Every cell or collections of cells that have the properties we require for us to call the cell or collection alive.
Every cell or collection of cells that no longer function in the way we require the cell or collection of cells to function in order to call it alive.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
It is an awful parody of authentic teachings, muddled together with some pseudo-science to produce a Frankenstein DIY religion, a dogmatic new-age nightmare.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
More cornflake-packet rhetoric.
godnotgod
Thou art That
You're just saying that to cover up the fact that you don't know the answers to these questions.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Those Hubble images are fantastic, they are like works of art to me ( I have one hanging on my wall ).
I have done some amateur astronomy too, which is fascinating. The universe is awesome, though looking at it doesn't make me believe in God or whatever.
godnotgod
Thou art That
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
What a worthless and unhelpful answer... are all Buddhist teachers this useless...?
It's a Zen cliche, the idea is that we're supposed to be enlightened already but don't realise it. Meh.
godnotgod
Thou art That
Everyone is already enlightened, but most just haven't realized it yet.
"Before Enlightenment, it is Something Special;
after Enlightenment, it is Nothing Special"
Zen Source
godnotgod
Thou art That
There is no 'becoming' in Buddhism. The seeker on the path toward becoming the Buddha is an illusion. That is why it is said that, "if you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!"
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Not at all. I am objecting to your awful parodies of Buddhist teachings, your lame Zen-style cliches, it is all pretentious drivel which you think makes you sound clever. It really doesn't though, and people here see right through it.
You are only here to hijack threads and preach your new-age dogma, inspired by your hero, the charlatan Chopra.
I don't understand the question. A cell is alive or dead. There's no WHO involved just an it. The cell.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Again you are just parroting Zen cliches. It is boring.
And what is the "Zen source" here? Is this another fake quote?
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
There is no 'becoming' in Buddhism. The seeker on the path toward becoming the Buddha is an illusion. That is why it is said that, "if you see the Buddha on the road, kill him!"
I am not interested in your awful new-age parodies of Buddhism, or your lame Zen cliches. It is all nonsense. You continually misrepresent Buddhism, you post fake quotes, it is all a vain attempt to prop up your tiresome new-age dogma.