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Does anyone else dread non-existence?

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  • SileSile Veteran
    Non-existence doesn't mean unconsciousness. On the contrary, the consciousness becomes less limited than when seated in a body. When released from the body, ones consciousness expands. Ultimately, upon enlightenment, one could maintain some aspect of that expanded (perfect) ultimate consciousness even while choosing to re-seat in a body (reincarnate) to help others.
  • SileSile Veteran
    To better answer the question, I definitely used to dread "non-existence" until I realized it didn't mean annihilation ;)
  • misecmisc1misecmisc1 I am a Hindu India Veteran
    My understanding of Buddha's teachings say: all conditioned things are unworthy of attachment because all conditioned things are anicca, dukkha and anatta. there is no entity to be found anywhere, it is just processes which arise when their conditions arise and cease when their conditions cease. so nothing exists as an entity, so there is no non-existence of any entity - but this needs to be directly experienced, as only theoretical understanding shall not help much.

    Above is based on my theoretical understanding of Buddha's teaching , but till now i have not experienced anything with direct experience.
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    My understanding of Buddha's teachings say: all conditioned things are unworthy of attachment because all conditioned things are anicca, dukkha and anatta. there is no entity to be found anywhere, it is just processes which arise when their conditions arise and cease when their conditions cease. so nothing exists as an entity, so there is no non-existence of any entity - but this needs to be directly experienced, as only theoretical understanding shall not help much.

    Above is based on my theoretical understanding of Buddha's teaching , but till now i have not experienced anything with direct experience.
    Your whole life is the direct exerience.
  • andyrobynandyrobyn Veteran
    edited May 2012
    Gaining clarity and understanding is what practice is all about.


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