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Question about consciousness, nibbana and ultimate reality in Theravada
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Re: Question about consciousness, nibbana and ultimate reality in Theravada
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Re: Question about consciousness, nibbana and ultimate reality in Theravada
Do you believe, Nirvana can have a self-lumenous drive? The body of a Buddha, in Nirvana, being Nirvana, and the body of all Buddhas in Nirvana, composing Nirvana--what could this be?cappuccino wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:07 pm“There is that sphere where there is no earth, no water, no fire nor wind; no sphere of infinity of space, of infinity of consciousness, of nothingness or even of neither-perception-nor non-perception; there, there is neither this world nor the other world, neither moon nor sun; this sphere I call neither a coming nor a going nor a staying still, neither a dying nor a reappearance; it has no basis, no evolution and no support: this, just this, is the end of dukkha.”
~ Ud 8.1
That sage who has perfect insight,
at the summit of spiritual perfection:
that’s who I call a brahmin.
-Dhammapada.
at the summit of spiritual perfection:
that’s who I call a brahmin.
-Dhammapada.
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Re: Question about consciousness, nibbana and ultimate reality in Theravada
Idle talkMahabrahma wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:33 pmDo you believe, Nirvana can have a self-lumenous drive? The body of a Buddha, in Nirvana, being Nirvana, and the body of all Buddhas in Nirvana, composing Nirvana--what could this be?cappuccino wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:07 pm“There is that sphere where there is no earth, no water, no fire nor wind; no sphere of infinity of space, of infinity of consciousness, of nothingness or even of neither-perception-nor non-perception; there, there is neither this world nor the other world, neither moon nor sun; this sphere I call neither a coming nor a going nor a staying still, neither a dying nor a reappearance; it has no basis, no evolution and no support: this, just this, is the end of dukkha.”
~ Ud 8.1
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...