Questions tagged [new-age-buddhism]
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Is the Tathagata 'special'?
Mahayana or Theravada, or any other offshoot. Is a Buddha an exception? Or a personification?
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The concept of being the part of the universe
Very respectfully,i am very much new to this community but have always been interested in Buddhism. I know some people who are Buddhist and they often talk about being one with the universe or being ...
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If consciousness is a Reification, how does a Buddha attain the Truth?
'Reification' is making something real, bringing something into being or making something concrete.
The Pali suttas say about the relationship between consciousness and wisdom/enlightenment:
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Is Vinanna a Reification of Recognition?
I read on the Internet that Experience (Vijnana) which is really nothing but reification of Recognition (or Interpretation) of new observations in terms of internalized old observations.
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Are Samskara in Pratītyasamutpāda a cohesive collection of memories or imprints?
I read a view on the internet that Samskara in Pratītyasamutpāda a cohesive collection of memories or imprints.
Is this view or idea taught in the Pali Suttas? If so, please provide some quotes?
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New to the site, new to Buddhism
New to the idea of getting external help, too. I have several questions about this path after read this Q&A:
New to Buddhism
How to get to Nirvana?
What attracted me to buddhism was
Meditation: ...
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What is New Age Buddhism?
I've noticed that we have a tag on the site for New Age Buddhism which has a couple of questions associated with it (one more now I've asked this!). What is New Age Buddhism though. Can anyone give a ...
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What is the Buddhist point of view of the Law of Attraction?
I've been practicing it and it seems to work well.
It seems that I can explain this in terms of nash equilibrium. I tend to see it that all of us are already physically able to achieve much and ...
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