Expert: Justin Choo - 5/5/2006

Question
so you are not taking buddha's anatta teaching because according to mahayana it is some kind of a soul since buddha doesnt teach we have a soul only fluxes which ceases after death

how can nirvana is happiness it is not indulged by senses and perceptions, what does the buddha talks about the unborn, unoriginated something is it after death or even we are still alive

does the buddha ceases to exist after death anyway death of an illusion no more rebirth and w/o a soul, direct answer what survives after all the aggregates are over in times of parinirvana

Answer
Hi Jay,

Your comment "so you are not taking buddha's anatta teaching because according to mahayana it is some kind of a soul since buddha doesnt teach we have a soul only fluxes which ceases after death".

My comment:  Call it what you want.  It is the continuum of consciousness that passes on.


Your comment: "how can nirvana is happiness it is not indulged by senses and perceptions, what does the buddha talks about the unborn, unoriginated something is it after death or even we are still alive".
   "does the buddha ceases to exist after death anyway death of an illusion no more rebirth and w/o a soul, direct answer what survives after all the aggregates are over in times of parinirvana."


My comment: As I said before, the concept of Nibbana cannot be understood completely unless one has attained enlightenment. (Please refer to my previous comment again.)  Please be patient and study the teachings of the Buddha more deeply.  A time will come when it will be understood more fully.  In the meantime, no amount of explanation and debate will ever solve your "problem".

Smile from justinchoo :-)