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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Icelander]
    #14596526 - 06/11/11 03:11 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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I doubt any human could ever completely remove suffering from their consciousness.




Yep.  Although it's certainly an ideal worth trying for IMO.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: deCypher]
    #14598894 - 06/12/11 12:40 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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I doubt any human could ever completely remove suffering from their consciousness.




Yep.  Although it's certainly an ideal worth trying for IMO.





From what I understand its not about removing suffering so much as it is realizing that suffering is caused by the illusion of self. Once you realize that there is no self and therefore no one to suffer, it just stops, it isn't really a purification or removal process. Suffering just abruptly ends as it requires someone to experience it. So of course, no person could ever remove suffering from their consciousness so long as they continue to be something rather than just be.

I obviously don't though and this could be entirely wrong but this is my understand of how it works.


I have a question for Icelander though and anyone here who believes enlightenment is bullshit. I assume Icelander that you don't believe enlightenment is real (correct me if I'm wrong)...

What do you think of these people such as Sri Ramana Maharashi, Eckhart Tolle, or Sri Nisgaradatta, who claim to have achieved enlightenment and be existing in a state of eternal peace where they confidently claim death, self, time, space and reality in every aspect is an illusion?


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599047 - 06/12/11 01:16 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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What do you think of these people such as Sri Ramana Maharashi, Eckhart Tolle, or Sri Nisgaradatta, who claim to have achieved enlightenment and be existing in a state of eternal peace where they confidently claim death, self, time, space and reality in every aspect is an illusion?




Now, I'm no Icelander, but I gotta say: so what? I could claim the same thing for myself right now.

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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Sleepwalker]
    #14599248 - 06/12/11 02:22 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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What do you think of these people such as Sri Ramana Maharashi, Eckhart Tolle, or Sri Nisgaradatta, who claim to have achieved enlightenment and be existing in a state of eternal peace where they confidently claim death, self, time, space and reality in every aspect is an illusion?




Now, I'm no Icelander, but I gotta say: so what? I could claim the same thing for myself right now.




I agree with this, it all comes down to self.

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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Sleepwalker]
    #14599254 - 06/12/11 02:24 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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What do you think of these people such as Sri Ramana Maharashi, Eckhart Tolle, or Sri Nisgaradatta, who claim to have achieved enlightenment and be existing in a state of eternal peace where they confidently claim death, self, time, space and reality in every aspect is an illusion?




Now, I'm no Icelander, but I gotta say: so what? I could claim the same thing for myself right now.



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What do you think of these people such as Sri Ramana Maharashi, Eckhart Tolle, or Sri Nisgaradatta, who claim to have achieved enlightenment and be existing in a state of eternal peace where they confidently claim death, self, time, space and reality in every aspect is an illusion?




Now, I'm no Icelander, but I gotta say: so what? I could claim the same thing for myself right now.




Well, yeah, of course. But you aren't, so what do you make of the people who do make such a claim (these three people specifically) you just think they are lying to people or insane or what? Like, say you meet Sri Ramana Mahrashi and you say enlightenment is bullshit and he goes, "no, I have achieved self-realization and can see very clearly it is the truth", what would be your response...

I'm not trying to convince you enlightenment is real, I'm just curious as to what you think of these people is all.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599292 - 06/12/11 02:38 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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I'm not trying to convince you enlightenment is real, I'm just curious as to what you think of these people is all.


I think they're suffering from delusional narcissistic cosmic significance.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Poid]
    #14599365 - 06/12/11 03:18 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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I'm not trying to convince you enlightenment is real, I'm just curious as to what you think of these people is all.


I think they're suffering from delusional narcissistic cosmic significance.





Well, the thing thats odd, at least in Maharshi's case, is that after finding whatever he found, he went to South India and just sat in silence for twenty years (I need to double check but thats what I've read) and only became known because of other people's experiences of being around him...He then never wrote a book or asked for anything from anyone. He just told people to realize their true nature by asking the question "who am I" and by investigating through self-inquirey...Narcissism doesn't really seem like an appropriate diagnosis but i suppose you could just write him off as delusional.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599395 - 06/12/11 03:39 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Narcissism doesn't really seem like an appropriate diagnosis...


Why not? He believed he was special in that he achieved something that others have not..IMO, all he did was rationalize that his personal understanding of reality corresponds to the ultimate truth in order to gain a sense of "cosmic significance", meaning that he yearned to gain a sense of being a special, significant thing in reality. This is classic human narcissism, and has its roots in death anxiety.


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but i suppose you could just write him off as delusional.


Yes, he was delusional in thinking that he was more special and significant than other people, places, or things..most, if not all humans are at least somewhat delusional in this manner, although to varying extents.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Poid]
    #14599470 - 06/12/11 04:38 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Narcissism doesn't really seem like an appropriate diagnosis...


Why not? He believed he was special in that he achieved something that others have not..IMO, all he did was rationalize that his personal understanding of reality corresponds to the ultimate truth in order to gain a sense of "cosmic significance", meaning that he yearned to gain a sense of being a special, significant thing in reality. This is classic human narcissism, and has its roots in death anxiety.


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but i suppose you could just write him off as delusional.


Yes, he was delusional in thinking that he was more special and significant than other people, places, or things..most, if not all humans are at least somewhat delusional in this manner, although to varying extents.




Well, if you read the very few things recorded by him you would find this is not at all the case. He never claimed to have achieved something special or that he was more significant to other people. He just claimed to have realized his true nature, peace and happiness.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599490 - 06/12/11 04:51 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Well, if you read the very few things recorded by him you would find this is not at all the case. He never claimed to have achieved something special or that he was more significant to other people.


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He urged people who came to him to practice self-enquiry
He directed people to look inward rather than seeking outside themselves for Realization.
He...offer[ed] spiritual guidance to anyone of any background who came to him





He considered himself to be a teacher, with something special and significant to offer to the world..he did claim to achieve self-realization and a clear perception of truth.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Poid]
    #14599507 - 06/12/11 05:09 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Well, if you read the very few things recorded by him you would find this is not at all the case. He never claimed to have achieved something special or that he was more significant to other people.


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He urged people who came to him to practice self-enquiry
He directed people to look inward rather than seeking outside themselves for Realization.
He...offer[ed] spiritual guidance to anyone of any background who came to him





He considered himself to be a teacher, with something special and significant to offer to the world..he did claim to achieve self-realization and a clear perception of truth.




I don't agree that would be enough to label someone narcissistic, delusional--sure but not narcissistic. But thats just my opinion :shrug:


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599517 - 06/12/11 05:17 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

He thought he was important..how is that not narcissistic?


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599530 - 06/12/11 05:23 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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say you meet Sri Ramana Mahrashi and you say enlightenment is bullshit and he goes, "no, I have achieved self-realization and can see very clearly it is the truth", what would be your response...





I reckon he would agree with you that it's bullshit!

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When one attains Self-realization, what is the guarantee that one has really attained it and is not under an illusion like the lunatic who thinks he is Napoleon or some such thing.

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In a sense, speaking of Self-realization is a delusion. It is only because people have been under the delusion that the non-Self is the Self and the unreal the Real that they have to be weaned out of it by other delusion called Self-realization; because actually the Self always is the Self and there is no such thing as realizing it. Who is to realize what, and how, when all that exists is the Self and nothing but the Self?




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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Poid]
    #14599673 - 06/12/11 06:48 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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He thought he was important..how is that not narcissistic?





You're horribly distorting this. The man didn't speak for two decades and lived alone on a mountain. Not exactly an ego trip. People came asking him to teach and he did. He never once claimed to be important or special. Like most realized people he actually claimed the opposite that his realization was quite ordinary and simple.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Chronic7]
    #14599675 - 06/12/11 06:50 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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say you meet Sri Ramana Mahrashi and you say enlightenment is bullshit and he goes, "no, I have achieved self-realization and can see very clearly it is the truth", what would be your response...





I reckon he would agree with you that it's bullshit!

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When one attains Self-realization, what is the guarantee that one has really attained it and is not under an illusion like the lunatic who thinks he is Napoleon or some such thing.

Bhagavan:
In a sense, speaking of Self-realization is a delusion. It is only because people have been under the delusion that the non-Self is the Self and the unreal the Real that they have to be weaned out of it by other delusion called Self-realization; because actually the Self always is the Self and there is no such thing as realizing it. Who is to realize what, and how, when all that exists is the Self and nothing but the Self?








of course but if you want to ignorantly talk about it like you understand it (such as myself :rastamon:) then you have to use language that distorts it.


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599685 - 06/12/11 06:57 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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He thought he was important..how is that not narcissistic?





You're horribly distorting this. The man didn't speak for two decades and lived alone on a mountain.


Why did he act so unusually? Surely because he didn't think of himself as being different/unique/special in relation to his contemporaries. :lol:


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He never once claimed to be important or special.


Perhaps, but he did seem to think his teachings were pretty damn special.


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Like most realized people he actually claimed the opposite that his realization was quite ordinary and simple.


Yeah, he considered himself "realized" (whatever that means)..if "realization" is quite ordinary and simple, then why is it generally treated like it's a big deal? If it were ordinary and simple, then there wouldn't be an entire forum dedicated to it and related topics.


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    #14599688 - 06/12/11 07:07 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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He thought he was important..how is that not narcissistic?





You're horribly distorting this. The man didn't speak for two decades and lived alone on a mountain.


Why did he act so unusually? Surely because he didn't think of himself as being different/unique/special in relation to his contemporaries. :lol:


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He never once claimed to be important or special.


Perhaps, but he did seem to think his teachings were pretty damn special.


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Like most realized people he actually claimed the opposite that his realization was quite ordinary and simple.


Yeah, he considered himself "realized" (whatever that means)..if "realization" is quite ordinary and simple, then why is it generally treated like it's a big deal? If it were ordinary and simple, then there wouldn't be an entire forum dedicated to it and related topics.




Poid i like you but you just love to argue and I'm not interested in it. I like to have conversations that lead me to a deeper understanding, not those that exist as a competition. If you think he's narcissistic that's fine. I personally don't think he is :shrug:


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599689 - 06/12/11 07:09 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

All humans are narcissistic to varying degrees..why would he be an exception? Unless he really was that special...:imspecial::monkeydance:


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: Poid]
    #14599698 - 06/12/11 07:18 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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All humans are narcissistic to varying degrees..why would he be an exception? Unless he really was that special...:imspecial::monkeydance:




who is it that is special? :chillin:


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Re: Why did the Buddha [Re: JackofSpades]
    #14599703 - 06/12/11 07:21 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Maharshi loved himself, did he not? See, narcissist. :grin:


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