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Afterlife nirvana buddism
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Think of it as where the flame on a candle goes when you blow it out.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
So you believe nirvana is like the death atheists believe in?
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Now i am confused. I have searches for answer for this question on Google. Some buddists say it is awareness in nirvana, pure awareness, so you are concious.
Other buddists say it is that you do not exist anymore. And no consciousness.
So the answer to the question is that buddists believe different things about nirvana?
Other buddists say it is that you do not exist anymore. And no consciousness.
So the answer to the question is that buddists believe different things about nirvana?
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Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
That's probably a good idea! Although this is useful perhaps (being the supposed words of the Buddha):
- Nibbana: nibbana
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Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
What do you mean?
Nirvana is "consciousness without feature." You ferret out all of the identifiable thoughts, emotions, mental fabrications, and other features of the mind that come and go, identify them, and watch them pass (blow out) until you are only left with featureless awareness.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
(I've edited my post).
Buddhism is not an inerrant, revealed religion. As the recorded words of the man have travelled the globe, it has developed and changed quite a bit. There are those who abide only by the original teachings (Theravada), whilst other traditions and schools have added subsequent texts (Mahayana) and there has been syncretism too (such as in Tibet and China). Understandings and practices vary somewhat therefore. This of course is not unique to Buddhism, but I would say, given my first sentence above, there is not one literal authority.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
What is the difference between nirvana and parinirvana?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
There is no actual death because nothing was ever actually destroyed. Just continuity as every form rises and falls. The analogy is the "flame" is still always there, as well as the candle itself for that matter, as potential since one can light the candle again and again and the flame always takes form.
I think of Nirvana as making that realization that everything is empty of form and undifferentiated weither a flame is actually there or not, due to the true underlying nature by which form takes shape and then dissipates, yet is never truly gone.
Everyone and everything already is nirvana weither its actually realized or not so its not really any concern for Buddhists to contend with much. Its simply 'there', but cannot ever be grasped or conceptually pointed out as being one thing or another.
Emptiness is form. Form is emptiness.
Death where is thy sting?
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
So you believe it is awareness in nirvana? It is difficult to understand what you mean
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
You just have to concider recalling the experience before you were born. ;0]
Maybe because awareness is empty as well?
It does rise and fall naturally well enough. I think its difficult because we think awareness as being a linear experience in terms of self.
I just want to say it depends on which Buddhist you ask.
Nirvana is a conscious state of awareness unbound from passing thoughts, but body-mind connection remains. Parinirvana is total unbinding from the body and body-mind connection.
Unveiled Artist
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From what I gather The Buddha's Dharma is for one to cultivate wisdom through practices. I think The Buddha did believe in consciousness but not as a separate thing (referring to "in"). Nirvana is when there is no longer attachments to what one thinks he or she is defined by. As for the state of nirvana The Buddha mentioned it wasn't important to know. I guess because it takes many rebirths to get to the state of nirvana that to concentrate on that philosophy and not practice would be defeating the point. I'd say nirvana is a state of being and state of mind not an afterlife or something one experiences after death.
Individual Buddhist have their various traditions and interpretations.