to some degree you put them on a level higher than yourself. They are not better than you in anyway. They rarely will respond positively to you if your direct. So talk about something relevant to where you are to get them talking to see how they react if nothing obvious comes from it. Fuck em...
friend, According to the "Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta: To Vacchagotta on Fire" shakyamuni or "The Buddha" does not have a position pertaining to the soul. Though I do not care much enough to debate about his views in entirety.
I am not asking if two people live the same life. I am asking does every living being on earth experience some sort of Birth, Aging, Death. By regular I mean familiar..
True S.Gautama did not really make his stance on the soul so I agree with you. In respects to Birth, Aging, Death would it be wrong to say that it happens at regular intervals?
There are countless cycles that all living entities experience. These changes rather perceived or not to some degree influence physical or psychic change in the being of sentient. Reality is and encompasses all perceived and unperceived. Though cycles are not understood absolutely they are...
I agree with you Mindfulness or Consciousness is a key. However reality itself IS permanent including the various cycles or changes.. which includes birth and death you may call this Samsara. There are various facets that transition from one phase to another. The inability to adjust along with...
Question:
What is life without suffering? To experience suffering is to live; among others states of being. In actuality life is an experience so why attempt rid oneself of suffering absolutely. Absolute anything is just a concept or product of the mind in psychic reality. There can be no...