“Bring me a fig from the tree over there. - Here it is, Venerable Sir. Split it. - It is split, Venerable Sir. What do you see? - Some very small kernels, Venerable Sir. Split one of those kernels. - It is split, Venerable Sir. What do you see? - I cannot see anything, Venerable Sir. Verily, that fi...

Hello Artista, We all have attachments, a small part of the exercise is to investigate our own attachments and let go of those attachments that we deem wrong, the Buddha gives us teachings(guidance) on this subject, but that is only a small part of the path to wisdom. You have asked a question, this...

What is the original teaching?

Hello jim,

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Is there anything in the Dharma, that addresses this subject?


All articles and opinion most welcome.

There are many kinds of Atheists, we should be careful not to label people or groups.

This question of whether there was an eternal or seperate self wasn't deserving of a catergorical answer, rather it is treated as a question aligned with innappropriate attention, something of which the Buddha didn't want his listeners to bring to discussions. The one time the Buddha deals directly...

Hello, I am new also, look forward to reading your posts

Greetings