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anatta

The term anatta in pali means: “non-self", that there is no unchanging, permanent self, soul or essence in living beings. This is a very concentrated definition, I want to zoom the focus back a bit more and redefine it in a very general manner. The redefinition I am going to state is that non-self is the smaller concept within the large general concept of non-abstraction. Think of non-abstraction as that as a field in which a firm law resides. This law states that absolutely no concept is [...continue reading]

lay follower

The instrument of faith is of a very delicate nature. Faith is choosing to accept a 'thing' without knowing the fundamental pieces are that constitute said thing. Imagine the steps of growth of a human being. Before one becomes a child it is first a baby. If you meet a child, it is then reasonable to know for a fact that at some point in time they were once a baby. All human beings develop in said fashion. When you met a child it is by reason that you are able to determine that it was first [...continue reading]

reproduction

I mentally decided to investigate this thought with more precision and effort. The following thoughts I feel are worth sharing in this post.

So the concepts of mating, sexual relationships, and reproduction has been a topic I've subconsciously held at bay ever sense I started to look into Buddhism more seriously. I had a fairly powerful hormonal urge recently that I think really instigated this question to rise to the forefront of my consciousness.

To start with, I am going [...continue reading]