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**Queuerriptota** · 08-15-2011, 09:24 AM

Anatta is not a philosophical notion. Anatta is reality, which, according to books, can be directly experienced in deep meditation, thereby putting an end to all doubt. A "philosophical notion" is not a directly verifiable fact. If it is then it won't be a mere "philosophical notion".
No, I don't think impermanence is a "perceived reality". It is reality no matter how you perceive it through your sensory organs. There is a tree in your garden. You leave for work and the tree is no more there in your sensory scope. You don't see it or think of it. Yet when you come back home, the tree still there. What does that tell you?

For Nepalese Buddhists the tree is a symbol of dharma progress. Humans should be like trees. Trees will age and vanish and during their lifespan it is the fruits that matter...the seeds. According to our Geshe fruits and seeds of the dharma are the ultimate reality of transmigration. It is the dharma that matters...not the tree itself.

08-15-2011, 09:24 AM	#12
Queuerriptota Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 346 Senior Member	Anatta is not a philosophical notion. Anatta is reality, which, according to books, can be directly experienced in deep meditation, thereby putting an end to all doubt. A "philosophical notion" is not a directly verifiable fact. If it is then it won't be a mere "philosophical notion". No, I don't think impermanence is a "perceived reality". It is reality no matter how you perceive it through your sensory organs. There is a tree in your garden. You leave for work and the tree is no more there in your sensory scope. You don't see it or think of it. Yet when you come back home, the tree still there. What does that tell you? For Nepalese Buddhists the tree is a symbol of dharma progress. Humans should be like trees. Trees will age and vanish and during their lifespan it is the fruits that matter...the seeds. According to our Geshe fruits and seeds of the dharma are the ultimate reality of transmigration. It is the dharma that matters...not the tree itself.
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