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- Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:13 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Long life spans
- Replies: 58
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Re: Long life spans
There exist things that are "biologically immortal": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_immortality In the vastness of the universe, there can be such a lifeform as a deva or human that is biologically designed in a way to be immortal and live in such conditions that it is impossible...
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The aggregates "exist" only conventionally
- Replies: 103
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Re: The aggregates "exist" only conventionally
Buddha path is called "the middle way" because it refuses all extremes. But what does an extreme mean ? For example those that study sociology are overwhealmingly postmodernist. They start from the truth that society does have an influence on culture. A child raised in Saudi Arabia will be...
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The aggregates "exist" only conventionally
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18333
Re: The aggregates "exist" only conventionally
A very common mistake about a self not existing is understanding that the 5 aggregates that make up a being don't exist either. Let's take for example a tree or a computer. They don't have a self, yet the wood, the metal, the plastic, etc. do exist. Not having a self does not imply non-existence of...
- Wed May 31, 2017 2:18 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Selfhood in religions and the best religion -- for davidbrainerd
- Replies: 80
- Views: 16225
Re: Selfhood in religions and the best religion -- for davidbrainerd
A very common mistake about a self not existing is understanding that the 5 aggregates that make up a being don't exist either. Let's take for example a tree or a computer. They don't have a self, yet the wood, the metal, the plastic, etc. do exist. Not having a self does not imply non-existence of ...