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Existential Buddhism versus Theravada Buddhism

Shantanu

Shantanu

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Amanaki said:
Anattā (no-self, without soul, no essence) is the nature of living beings, and this is one of the three marks of existence in Buddhism, along with Anicca (impermanence, nothing lasts) and Dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness is innate in birth, aging, death, rebirth, redeath – the Saṃsāra cycle of existence).[30][31] It is found in many texts of different Buddhist traditions, such as the Dhammapada – a canonical Buddhist text
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The truth is that we have atman and there is paramatman within living beings.
 
Shantanu

Shantanu

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Amanaki said:
That is teaching from hinduism but not in buddhism
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It is reality as I have learnt from the science of atman as elaborated from genetics in quantum mechanics (guna consciousness comprising of life force and soul force) and what I have experienced from my digital clock checking for messages from Paramatman (God). Buddha did not know these things so what could he come up with other than anatta and annica. Genetics is unchanging and permanent. Paramatman is Self. @LuisDantas @crossfire
 
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Shantanu said:
It is reality as I have learnt from the science of atman as elaborated from genetics in quantum mechanics (guna consciousness comprising of life force and soul force) and what I have experienced from my digital clock checking for messages from Paramatman (God). Buddha did not know these things so what could he come up with other than anatta and annica. Genetics is unchanging and permanent. Paramatman is Self. @LuisDantas @crossfire
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I think you mixing thing .
God is in your digital clock?
 
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Atman
Atman means 'eternal self'. The atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. It is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

Anatta
(in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
 
Shantanu

Shantanu

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Amanaki said:
Atman
Atman means 'eternal self'. The atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. It is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

Anatta
(in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
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I agree with these definitions. I also talk about Paramatman who can override the Atman to take over the reigns of a person's body and mind.
 
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Shantanu said:
That is not God: Do you believe in a Preserver God who maintains the universe?
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Not in a sense of someone creating new things. but i belive Gods and Buddhas are around us in other dimenstion and they do pay attention to what we do here on earth. But only few has come down here to teach us humans how to cultivate back up to them.
 
Shantanu

Shantanu

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Amanaki said:
Not in a sense of someone creating new things. but i belive Gods and Buddhas are around us in other dimenstion and they do pay attention to what we do here on earth. But only few has come down here to teach us humans how to cultivate back up to them.
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So did God create Sakyamuni Buddha to come down to Earth to teach us how to cultivate the Dhamma? Was the Buddha an incarnation of God (Vishnu)?
 
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Shantanu said:
So did God create Sakyamuni Buddha to come down to Earth to teach us how to cultivate the Dhamma? or was Buddha an incarnation of God (Vishnu)?
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Sakyamuni was a buddha already in what people call heaven, but to teach he must cultivate down to our level and become a human being who then must cultivate up again to his original wisdom level, so he can teach us his dhamma. But i also told that before he was buddha and befor he was on earth 2600 years ago he had lived countless lifes on earth, and many cosmoses before the one we live in now.
 
Shantanu

Shantanu

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Amanaki said:
Sakyamuni was a buddha already in what people call heaven, but to teach he must cultivate down to our level and become a human being who then must cultivate up again to his original wisdom level, so he can teach us his dhamma. But i also told that before he was buddha and befor he was on earth 2600 years ago he had lived countless lifes on earth, and many cosmoses before the one we live in now.
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Only God the creator can do such things as humans do not have the power to come down to Earth for another life. So Buddha must be God, the Preserver God.
 
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