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**Iphone** · 03-04-2012, 05:17 PM

This is definitely beyond belief.

This thread was removed yesterday as it need clarification and explanation. It is intended to stimulate discussion which would take its own course in a kind of Zen tradition. Unfortunately I will have to give it a kick start.

There are a number of factors that show the end result of following Buddhism would be the realisation of its limitations and therefore its cessation. Here are the two main ones.

Buddha is purported to have said 'Be unto yourself your own Buddha'. This essentially means once you have grasped the basics, leave it alone and learn freely for yourself.

Anatta, a mark of existence, states that there is no permanent self. Again, once this is grasped, to be attached to anything is to add to the continuity of the self and therefore act in discord with not only anatta, but anicca as well.

I hope this paints the picture more clearly and will allow the discourse to develop, so we may all become closer to Buddhahood.

03-04-2012, 05:17 PM	#1
Iphone Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	Realisation is the ending of Buddhism This is definitely beyond belief. This thread was removed yesterday as it need clarification and explanation. It is intended to stimulate discussion which would take its own course in a kind of Zen tradition. Unfortunately I will have to give it a kick start. There are a number of factors that show the end result of following Buddhism would be the realisation of its limitations and therefore its cessation. Here are the two main ones. Buddha is purported to have said 'Be unto yourself your own Buddha'. This essentially means once you have grasped the basics, leave it alone and learn freely for yourself. Anatta, a mark of existence, states that there is no permanent self. Again, once this is grasped, to be attached to anything is to add to the continuity of the self and therefore act in discord with not only anatta, but anicca as well. I hope this paints the picture more clearly and will allow the discourse to develop, so we may all become closer to Buddhahood.
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