how can a "we" die if no thing is ever born?
is it a mere coincidence that the word we, and wee, both sound exactly the same?
the wee we is so tiny that it doesn't even exist
an illusion of birth and death arises as a result of mistaking that a particular phenomena is existent
all is a process, and concepts (which are also processes of no things) such as me, us and body, are conventions.
there is a price that **** has to pay, for attaching to a notion of permanence.
the process which is referred to as an animal body follows the path of the non-existent conceptual elements or quantum wave functions, or whatever name you want to call the process
then according to so many personal accounts, there is an astral component
and a mental component and whatever else (emotions, knowledge, talents etc)
if you have taken certain substances, you will know with out a shadow of doubt that there is way way more going on behind the scenes, than most would usually consider.
an incredible intelligence
this illusion is like a testing ground
there is, without a doubt, laws that when broken lead to suffering, that are applicable to beings according to their disposition,
the dhamma - how things really are
when one brings oneself into like with these laws, then, accordingly, a freedom arises.
not a freedom to break the laws, but a freedom that arises from not being bound by them.
the illusory separate "self" is fundamentally at odds with these laws
i must decrease, and the christ (or buddha) must increase
it should be clear to most, that there is something (again for lack of a better word) beyond the emotional self that has some ability to direct actions for better or worse, and that has an ability to weigh things up and make decision at at more informative level
if our happiness is affected by the happiness of others, then why do we not care how we disrespect and abuse other beings?
if we don't know, with absolute certainty, the consequences of all of the factors after conventional human death, shouldn't we think twice before carrying out an action?
we could be shitting in our own nest
the world is the way it is for good reason
