Re: When it comes to Buddhism..
Perhaps I am not making full sense of what you are asking, but will still attempt a semblance of a reply.
Originally Posted by
wundermonk
Astika Darshanas, right or wrong, took the bull by its horns and came up with transcendental and metaphysical arguments to support their POV.
This all depends on whether really the questions of existence and eternity of souls & universe represent the proverbial bull - and speculating on them amounts to catching it by its horn. The subtlety and profundity also lies in the same fact.
Originally Posted by
wundermonk
If you are unwilling to speculate on metaphysical issues, then there is no basis to form a relationship between such non-belief and any spiritual experience you can have.
Objective of buddha dharma is cessation of suffering not spiritual experiences.
A non-belief is not even a valid cognitive experience. A stone has non-beliefs, not humans. Whatever experience one can have spiritually may as well be grounded in Darshanas that do have a firm metaphysical position.
What do you mean? Beliefs are only cognitive experiences? What if someone slaps you hard - is the pain you would feel cognizable only if you believe so? Also why this question of non-belief coming up? I did not say about any non belief, nor did Buddha.
I don't know what stones are capable of or what they believe in. I will leave science to figure out more about stones and won't trust what either Buddha dharma or Shruti has to say about beliefs of stones.
Originally Posted by
questions not answered by the Buddha according to Buddhism
- the universe is eternal,
- the universe is not eternal,
- the universe is finite,
- the universe is infinite,
- after death, a Buddha continues to exist,
- after death, a Buddha does not continue to exist,
- after death, a Buddha both continues to exist and not to exist,
- after death, a Buddha neither continues to exist or not to exist,
- the body and the “self” are the same entity,
- the body and the “self” are totally separate and different entities.
Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 per cent Of everything you think, And of everything you do, Is for yourself —And there isn't one
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