The Single Biggest Flaw in Buddhism?

[Rick O'Shez]

Interestingly, eternal paradise full of virgins was still free at that time.

So where can I sign up for that?

 

[crossfire]

So where can I sign up for that?

And it's Samsara for Spiny!

 

[Rick O'Shez]

And it's Samsara for Spiny!

I just want to have my ice-cream and eat it.

 

[metis]

In dharma, "extinction" does not mean or imply that one disappears without a trace, but instead involves the consciousness carrying on, albeit ever-changing.

 

[crossfire]

In dharma, "extinction" does not mean or imply that one disappears without a trace, but instead involves the consciousness carrying on, albeit ever-changing.

It the extinguishing of the "fiery craving" (I call it craving like a junkie) that messes with your ability to think clearly and messes with your will-power, just as addiction (attachment, clinging--just as fire clings to its fuel) and its cravings affect the minds of those who are addicted.

 

[Banjankri]

In dharma, "extinction" does not mean or imply that one disappears without a trace

So, what is that "one" which is left?
At parinirvana, when body disintegrates, there is no "one" left.

 

[metis]

So, what is that "one" which is left?
At parinirvana, when body disintegrates, there is no "one" left.

In a sense, there is not a "one" as something that is unchanging or standing alone, plus consciousness needs not a body, according to dharma. In my previous post, I used the word "one" but probably should have clarified that, which I have done on some other threads but not this one.

 

[Banjankri]

plus consciousness needs not a body, according to dharma.

Do you know the story of Sāti, the Fisherman's Son?

 

[metis]

Do you know the story of Sāti, the Fisherman's Son?

No. Where can I find it?

 

[Banjankri]

No. Where can I find it?

You can find it here:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.038.than.html
It's quite long, but worth reading.

 

[metis]

You can find it here:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.038.than.html
It's quite long, but worth reading.

Thanks, and I'll check it out later when I have more time.

Take care.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Yes, it's true, Jesus was a Buddhist. This is all recorded in the lost suttas of the Spiny Nikaya.

I heard the spiny version included a crown of thorns.

Is that true, or just an invention brought about by some obscure protestants from the back country who happened to have a Buddha incense burner ?

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Do you know the story of Sāti, the Fisherman's Son?

Sati's error was thinking it was the same consciousness that "wanders on" through successive lives, like a soul. The Buddha put him straight, explaining that consciousness arises dependently throughout the cycle of rebirth.

Don't forget that the suttas describe formless realms, where there is just consciousness without form, ie disembodied consciousness, roughly analogous to "spirits".

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Is that true, or just an invention brought about by some obscure protestants from the back country who happened to have a Buddha incense burner ?

Definitely true, so all Christians should immediately convert to Buddhism.