Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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Re: Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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Greetings,
Ceisiwr wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:45 am So what are these sankharas which have universal characteristics?
This has already been addressed. Sabbe.

As to the remainder of your comments in your post above, I can confirm they have been read but I see nothing I feel inclined to respond to.

All the best.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Re: Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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retrofuturist wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:51 am Greetings,
Ceisiwr wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:45 am So what are these sankharas which have universal characteristics?
This has already been addressed. Sabbe.

As to the remainder of your comments in your post above, I can confirm they have been read but I see nothing I feel inclined to respond to.

All the best.

Metta,
Paul. :)
I guess my question remains unanswered still.
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understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
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Re: Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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retrofuturist wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:49 am Experience is what is arisen and present.
Hello retro,

This would mean that nibbana is also arisen..

Warm regards,
Peter
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Re: Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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Greetings,
PeterC86 wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:53 pm
retrofuturist wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:49 am Experience is what is arisen and present.
Hello retro,

This would mean that nibbana is also arisen..

Warm regards,
Peter
Rather, it is what is present when the aforementioned experiences have been let go of.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Re: Concepts don't exist and therefore cannot be Anicca or Dukkha.

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I like Ajahn Sucitto here: Nibbana is about absence. Unborn, Uncreated, etc.
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Concepts exists as thoughts are sankharas , would sankharas be permanent !
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