samsara Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Dhammapada: ‘Do not let slip…
A
this opportunity for spiritual growth.’
2
Q
Dhammapada: ‘Long is the worldly…
A
existence to fools who know not the good teaching’
3
Q
Dhammapada: ‘Behold this world which is like…
A
a decorated chariot. Here fools flounder but the wise have no attachment to it’
4
Q
Cush: ‘a state characterised by…
A
suffering, impermanence, and no sense of self or essence.’
5
Q
Cush: ‘we are addicted to world life as to…
A
cigarettes or heroin. It only brings us suffering and can never bring us satisfaction - yet each time we die we crave for more’
6
Q
Mark Epstein
A
Samsara is indicative of ‘neurotic suffering’ - psychological interpretation
This can be linked to secular Buddhism which is more likely to accept scientific depictions of the universe
