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**Sleedyhex** · 05-28-2012, 10:59 PM

I was referring to freedom from cause and effect. The title of this thread implies that freedom can be caused, and i dont think i agree with that. If something is caused then we are still in the same chain/vicious cycle.

A point commonly misunderstood is that the Buddha taught cause and effect. The only cause the Buddha taught was the cause of suffering. Dependent origination is about the origination and cessation of suffering.

However, I am not sure why you say "if something is caused then we are still in the same cycle". It is exactly because something is caused that you can break the cycle. By eliminating the cause you eliminate the result... cycle is broken like that

05-28-2012, 10:59 PM	#26
Sleedyhex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	I was referring to freedom from cause and effect. The title of this thread implies that freedom can be caused, and i dont think i agree with that. If something is caused then we are still in the same chain/vicious cycle. A point commonly misunderstood is that the Buddha taught cause and effect. The only cause the Buddha taught was the cause of suffering. Dependent origination is about the origination and cessation of suffering. However, I am not sure why you say "if something is caused then we are still in the same cycle". It is exactly because something is caused that you can break the cycle. By eliminating the cause you eliminate the result... cycle is broken like that
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