atlashunter
Senior Member
I guess there really is a God after all.
Wow. Isnt gambling kinda forbidden though?
Yes, Buddha does not allow gambling.
There's nothing that Buddha disallows, it's not His place, but He suggests against it.
Right, how is anyone able to reach nothingness while they're worried about the spread on the falcons game? Makes sense to me!
BTW, how could it not be the "enlightened one's" place? Buddha could be given no more knowledge according to himself if he "knows everything" and suggest not doing something, seems to me he put himself in that place.
BTW, how could it not be the "enlightened one's" place? Buddha could be given no more knowledge according to himself if he "knows everything" and suggest not doing something, seems to me he put himself in that place
Isnt that the opposite of where he was trying to get?"Awakened" is a better translation for you.
I didnt see it, it looked kinda funny though.And didn't you see Kung Fu Panda? There is no secret ingredient.
Isnt that the opposite of where he was trying to get?
I don't follow what you mean.
He thinks that achieving a state of "nothingness" is the opposite of being awake.
Ah, he would be wrong then.
Can you explain? I understand that Gautama had his time of "awakeness", but in the end, it seems his claimed knowledge that was gained during this time lead him to strive for non-existance?
More like that loss of "self"; the Ego, you know, that part of you that tells you that you are special and going to live forever among other things. When you let go of that, supposedly, you can experience the totality of the Universe; hardly a state of unconsciousness.
At least that's how I understand the concept.
the next step is Nirvana, or oblivion?