I've posted this in Advanced Ideas on the basis that I've tried to explain it to a number of people now and they really haven't understood it. Apologies in advance (heh) if it belongs in another foru…

@Prometheus we are discussing things on two very different levels. From an everyday, mundane (if I can use that word here) level I would say you are correct, seeking out pleasure and avoiding pain i…

@Prometheus we are discussing things on two very different levels. From an everyday, mundane (if I can use that word here) level I would say you are correct, seeking out pleasure and avoiding pain i…

objective and subjective are mental lables which we add to direct experience.

They are sankhara, not real.

They are sankhara, not real.

Patricia Anne Murphy is a philosopher with a real-world mission.

It probably isn't realistic. However I would like to live more like a zen monk does.

Has anyone read this book 'A Spoke In The Wheel - A Novel About The Buddha' by Amita Kanekar, I am thinking about reading it, as it looks quite interesting. So just seeing if anyone has read it and r…

What other people do is not for you to either criticise or evaluate.