Friday, January 9, 2009

Nirvana

The Buddhist notion of impermanence suggests that reality is constantly changing, and we see that everyday but we don’t notice it until some time has passed. As with my children changing in appearance, personality, maturity, etc. Most of the time I do not see these changes until weeks later. These things are slowly and constantly changing so as they are not noticeable to the human eye until some time has past.The Buddhist notion of nirvana suggests an existence beyond limitation that liberates one form samaras, or decay and pain. Buddha is said to have reached nirvana at the time of his enlightenment. Once nirvana is reached, rebirth is finished. Nirvana is like reaching heaven in our standards. When you get to heaven you are reborn in a sense. Many would like to reach this level in life but never come even close.Ahisma refers to the idea that it is bad to hurt anyone. This is a belief that is not practiced very often in today’s world. Some may try harder than others but to someone that might have come from a place that Ahisma is common practice. That person would not believe their eyes.

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