Buddhism Is Self-Defeating?
Ans. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! See below how !!
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Quote by: DeCipher  -It teaches that one must look within one self in order to find answers, instead of outside (for example: God) |
That is correct even otherwise as well in the absence of Buddhism !!!
Self, what you call as YOU is well within the contour of your own physical body. To know more about that YOUR SELF, obviously you must look within and not waste time looking outside.
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-It also teaches that all is an illusion, that there is no real "self".
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It does say that but, the meaning is to be interpretted and understood more realistically. As I understand the meaning is that:
The Self what you call as YOU is not in reality a physical identity. Again that is very true since after
your death,
your remaining dead body is never considered as YOU by your friends and relatives. So much so even
your soul is not considered as YOU, since they pray for
your soul be in peace. Your body, your soul means YOU are something different which is not Real (physical)
Secondly, every thing which is physical is illusion with respect to that imaginary self. Elaborating the statement, this physical world though seems to be
very very much real and that would REMAIN as long as the imaginary TRUE SELF is not realized. Once that imaginary TRUE SELF is realized by anybody somehow (Attainment of SELF NIRVANA), then to him this physical world would become illusion. Exactly sameway as SELF is illusionary in the present physical world. !!!
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So if there's no real self, then what does one "look into" to find the answers? Wouldn't this make Buddhism self-defeating? (no pun intended)
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Just a persistant curious try to understand the reality behind THE beyond the physical conception one's true SELF.
So conclusively, Buddhism Is NOT Self-Defeating?
