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DairyLama · Veteran
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Re: What is our true self?
Nobody has clearly explained what this "true self" thingy is supposed to be, I am just going by what it sounds like. What it sounds like is the polar opposite of sunyata, which is the lack … (View Post)
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Re: vipassana - no sensation
I prefer Ajahn Brahm's approach, which is basically to just feel the sensation of breathing where it is most obvious to you. This may well be the abdomen or chest. With anapanasati the aim is simply … (View Post)
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Re: What is our true self?
(Quote) But the central teachings in Buddhism __are__ anti-true-self, ie anatta, sunyata, aka conditionality, lack of self-nature. If we are looking for a true self we are practising Hinduism, not Bu… (View Post)
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Re: What is our true self?
I think the most helpful way to look at this is in terms of the Two Truths, ie conventionally there is a self but ultimately there is not. I think the notion of a "true self" is a can of wo… (View Post)
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Re: What is our true self?
(Quote) How is it helpful? It is just something else to cling to. Some people become "true selfers" and try to smuggle an atman into Buddhism, try to make it into another school of Hinduism… (View Post)1