The Gospel of Buddha

[psychoslice]

I can relate to the feeling of being connected and at one with nature, but I'm cautious about making too many assumptions based on that feeling. From a Buddhist point of view this is a state of mind.

I actually thought it was beyond the mind, for how can the mere mind comprehend such things, I know it cannot be proved, but life is like that.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I actually thought it was beyond the mind, for how can the mere mind comprehend such things, I know it cannot be proved, but life is like that.

What do you mean by "beyond the mind"? It seems like the mind is all we have to work with.

 

[psychoslice]

What do you mean by "beyond the mind"? It seems like the mind is all we have to work with.

Yes the mind is all we have, everything that we sense, is through the mind, there is much that we don't sense with our limited mind, I suppose its like having another sense that only few can tap into.

 

[paarsurrey]

Yes the mind is all we have, everything that we sense, is through the mind, there is much that we don't sense with our limited mind, I suppose its like having another sense that only few can tap into.

It is soul.
Isn't it?
Regards

 

[Rick O'Shez]

It is soul.

Buddhists don't have souls.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Yes the mind is all we have, everything that we sense, is through the mind, there is much that we don't sense with our limited mind, I suppose its like having another sense that only few can tap into.

I think it's a case of developing the mind.

 

[paarsurrey]

Buddhists don't have souls.

"If by soul we mean simply that human beings have a spiritual aspect that is not ultimately bound up with physical processes, then Buddhism would be much more sympathetic to the idea. Buddhism may deny the existence of a "soul" but it is not for that reason "soul-less" in the same way as is materialist philosophy."​

Buddha did believe in it.
Regards

 

[Kirran]

"If by soul we mean simply that human beings have a spiritual aspect that is not ultimately bound up with physical processes, then Buddhism would be much more sympathetic to the idea. Buddhism may deny the existence of a "soul" but it is not for that reason "soul-less" in the same way as is materialist philosophy."​

Buddha did believe in it.
Regards

I don't believe you ever met the Buddha, paarsurrey. We don't know what he believed. But if the beliefs common to his disciples are anything to go by, he didn't believe in any individual permanence, and so the soul is basically written off. The Universal Soul as spoken about by Vikekananda, Shankara, Ramanuja etc, I think he did. But that's debatable.

 

[psychoslice]

I think it's a case of developing the mind.

Yes we can develop the mind so its not so influenced by the ego, like a dirty mirror.

 

[paarsurrey]

The Gospel of Buddha is a marvellous and concise religious scripture about Buddha, his teachings and his life .
Regards