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Greatest Fear

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
Given your answer ,I find it strange you were not more welcoming of my E.T. 101 thread. Any explanation?
I'm not expecting to be 'saved.' The Buddha said, "work out your own salvation with diligence."

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
One of my fears is that I wont disappear
Disappear from what the Earth? I don't count that as a fear because everyone will die.

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Originally posted by TerrierJack
I'm not expecting to be 'saved.' The Buddha said, "work out your own salvation with diligence."
Exactly. I'm not sure you read it correctly. I think they are along the same lines as the bhudda.

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Originally posted by daniel58
Disappear from what the Earth? I don't count that as a fear because everyone will die.
I dont want to live in this body forever/The "I' is a hinderance to my 'awakening'.

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
I dont want to live in this body forever/The "I' is a hinderance to my 'awakening'.
Well you will eventually after the Last Judgement, but not on Earth.

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Originally posted by daniel58
Well you will eventually after the Last Judgement, but not on Earth.
Could be on Earth,why not? seems like a nice enough planet.

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Originally posted by daniel58
1. one of my fears is that it won't disappear.
one of my fears is that you won't disappear.

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Originally posted by generalissimo
one of my fears is that you won't disappear.
We are using the word "disappear", and that doesn't really make sense, I won't just cease to exist, but I will die.

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Originally posted by daniel58
We are using the word "disappear", and that doesn't really make sense, I won't just cease to exist, but I will die.
but I will die.

if you need help just let me know.

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Originally posted by clearlight
Ignorence.
Brockenn spelchekir.

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
I dont want to live in this body forever/The "I' is a hinderance to my 'awakening'.
You ARE your body. What you 'feel' as living is merely a group of constituent things that will all end. There is no 'my' awakening.

"Shariputra, all dharmas are empty of characteristics. They are not produced. Not destroyed, not defiled, not pure, and they neither increase nor diminish. Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, feeling, cognition, formation, or consciousness; no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no sights, sounds, smells, tastes, objects of touch, or dharmas; no field of the eyes, up to and including no field of mind-consciousness; and no ignorance or ending of ignorance, up to and including no old age and death or ending of old age and death. There is no suffering, no accumulating, no extinction, no way, and no understanding and no attaining." - Heart Sutra

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Originally posted by TerrierJack
You ARE your body. What you 'feel' as living is merely a group of constituent things that will all end. There is no 'my' awakening.

"Shariputra, all dharmas are empty of characteristics. They are not produced. Not destroyed, not defiled, not pure, and they neither increase nor diminish. Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, feeling, cognition, ...[text shortened]... ccumulating, no extinction, no way, and no understanding and no attaining." - Heart Sutra
The after-life.

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Originally posted by daniel58
The after-life.
The present.

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Originally posted by TerrierJack
The present.
What present? A Christmas present? I want one! After you die you eventually go to Heaven or Hell.

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I fear an absence of change.