Neo-Logic
Reality Checker
Nibanna is best described as a state of mind, achieved, only by those who have been conditioned to do so. Summed up, it's a state of nothingness. It is as if you had disappeared into the blink of oblivion and this is what the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhism is.
In order to achieve Nibanna, one has to meditate for decades, perhaps. Nibanna itself is said to be undescribable to someone who has not experienced it; comparable to me trying to describe to you how a certain food that you have never tasted, tastes.
This in itself is a kind of paradox, in my opinion. One cannot achieve Nibanna without decades of meditation and others can't describe to you what it is. Therefore, how the hell do you know it exists or that it's even real? Yes, the answer is you have to meditate for decades.
This brings up an interesting point. If, after decades of meditation, you still do not achieve Nibanna, what then? Your life has been wasted too much to find a good job or pursue education for a successful career. Would you then resort to being a monk for the rest of your life, or worse, make up the fact that you have achieved Nibanna in order to ease the pain of failure knowing that you wasted decades of your life searching for something that is false and does not exist.
Basically, to find out if Nibanna is real or not, you have to dedicate your life to it. And if it doesn't, then what? You're screwed is what. This is what I dislike about the concept of "achieving Nibanna."
Well, this is open for discussion. Take it away guys.
In order to achieve Nibanna, one has to meditate for decades, perhaps. Nibanna itself is said to be undescribable to someone who has not experienced it; comparable to me trying to describe to you how a certain food that you have never tasted, tastes.
This in itself is a kind of paradox, in my opinion. One cannot achieve Nibanna without decades of meditation and others can't describe to you what it is. Therefore, how the hell do you know it exists or that it's even real? Yes, the answer is you have to meditate for decades.
This brings up an interesting point. If, after decades of meditation, you still do not achieve Nibanna, what then? Your life has been wasted too much to find a good job or pursue education for a successful career. Would you then resort to being a monk for the rest of your life, or worse, make up the fact that you have achieved Nibanna in order to ease the pain of failure knowing that you wasted decades of your life searching for something that is false and does not exist.
Basically, to find out if Nibanna is real or not, you have to dedicate your life to it. And if it doesn't, then what? You're screwed is what. This is what I dislike about the concept of "achieving Nibanna."
Well, this is open for discussion. Take it away guys.