Search found 619 matches

by Circle5
Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:13 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Long life spans
Replies: 58
Views: 8929

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...
by Circle5
Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The aggregates "exist" only conventionally
Replies: 103
Views: 18333

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...
by Circle5
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...
by Circle5
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 ...