If there is no self, how reincarnation exist?

If there is no self, how reincarnation exist?

According to Buddhism, there is no part which we can treat as self (or soul) among material or non-material parts of a living being. All of the material and non-material parts exist as a huge sequence of base units and we conventionally treat those as a living being.

When we think scientifically, a living being is a huge collection of various kinds of atoms. Similarly Buddhism teaches there is an ultimate entity of matter (this may be the fundamental particle as in the science) which is very much smaller than an atom, and called Rupa-kalapa. Life time of a Rupa-kalapa is very short but when one dies one or many new Rupa-kalapa arises. So, we can see objects (E.g.; coin, pencil, electron, physical body) as solid and unchanging things. But actually every material object is a huge changing sequence of Rupa-kalapas.

  

Every physical object (E.g.; pencil) is a convention that is felt differently from animal to animal by the nature of their sense base. Humans have universally agreed on some scale for measuring the length. Then for similar shaped objects they have given a name. Evan for the same pencil, different humans see different things. Conventionally they may say there is a pencil. But actually a pencil is a huge changing sequence of ultimate entities.  For an animal with eyes like an electron microscope, the world is just a vast collection of atoms.  By the Lord Buddha, material things are likened to a great lump of foam.

Similar to the materials, there are ultimate entities for non-material parts (which is related to the mind). Let’s simply call it “Citta”. Citta is not like material entities, it can only exist one at a time for a being. When one dies another one arises instantly without any delay (like a wave). Lifetime of a Citta is very small (smaller than trillions part of a second). Sequence of Citta never stops, even at the sleep. At death this sequence will smoothly transfer to a new body without any break. So, the non-material part is a huge Citta sequence or stream. When our last Citta vanishes from the body, the next Citta arises at a new place as a new being without any delay since a Karma (this Karma is called Regenerative-Karma). Citta stream doesn’t end since its craving to exist. Before the last Citta vanishes, the Citta stream will remind a past Karma. So, this Karma will power the new life. But nothing goes from past life to new life. But we can't treat new life as a different being. Since new life arises since the past life. For an example, think about your image from a mirror. Image arises since you and we treat image as yours but it is a different thing. Similarly you should think about the new being after death. New birth is not the same being but also not a different being.

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'The Four Noble Truths' by Ven. Professor Rerukane Chamdavimala Maha Nahimai

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What is the definition of enlightenment?

What is the definition of enlightenment?

'Spiritual Enlightenment' can be defined as gaining the perfect knowledge about the four noble truths or about life.

As Buddhism teaches, no one can't give this perfect knowledge with words or even with telepathy. Individuals have to gradually self-realize it. Only some approximate assumptions can teach according to the teacher's teaching power. Those assumptions can be;

• Three Marks of Existence

All worldly things are Impermanent, suffering and non-self.

•  Four Noble Truths

Cycle of death-rebirth is suffering, Suffering is due to cravings, Cravings can be overcome, Path to overcome the cravings is the Threefold Training (or Noble Eightfold Path).

• Threefold Training

Practice moral virtue (Five precepts, Eight precepts etc.), Get higher level of mind concentration (Samatha Meditation), Get higher wisdom to analyze these assumptions (Vipassana meditation).  These three steps can’t be separated such as complete one and then complete other. These three steps have to develop cyclically again and again till the enlightenment. 

• Five aggregate definition of a living being (Collections exist as a living being without any soul)

Self-view of the Citta sequence existed for a very long time, without any beginning in the cycle of rebirth. So, it is difficult to remove this self-view. Buddhism defines a living being in different ways to give a better realization. We previously defined a living being as combinations of non-materiel and material things exist as generations without any permanent part. (There is a non-ending huge sequence of Citta connected with a living being. When sensation this Chitta stream shifts to different places to process the sensation. When a being is living, a huge amount of sensation processes arises.)

According to Buddhism there are six sense bases. Those are eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. In this definition, we think a living being as a stream of ever changing five types of collections connected within six sense bases. Those collections are; Material form or corporeality(sense triggers), feelings(pleasure, displeasure or neutrality), perception(recognition with mental labels), mental formations(mental factors that are required to do an action) and consciousness(knowings or mind). This collection is called ‘Five Aggregates’. Buddhism defines a living being as a huge collection of five aggregates without any soul.  

[ Each of aggregate has collations from past, percent and future. We have to consider these five aggregates in time and place wise five bundles (Khandha Sutta , Maha-punnama Sutta). ]

1. Material form or corporeality (Rupa)

Here we consider all of the substantial entities of matter collectively. All of these things aren’t permanent and  always change from one state to another. When we think past, percent and future with the place of arising there is a bundle of material phenomena related to a living being. This bundle is the first aggregate.

2. Feelings (Vedanā)

The sensory experience of an object is either pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. When we think past, percent and future with the place of arising there is a bundle of feelings. This bundle is called the feeling aggregate.

3.Perception (Saññā)

A mental label that recognizes an object is called Saññā. Saññā helps to recognize an object. There are millions of types of Saññā. E.g; the shape of a tree, houses, sounds, colours,..etc. Education will acquire more and more Saññā. Then he may become more egotistical. When we think past, percent and future with the place of arising there is a bundle of Saññā. This bundle is called the perception aggregate.

4. Mental formations (Saṃskāra)

A motive or intention with which an action is doing called Cetanā. All actions (E.g; speech, eat, read) start with a Cetanā. But support from mind and other mental factors are required to do an action (here Karmas may generate). Mind and other mental factors with the leading Cetanā related to an action is called Saṃskāra.

When we think past, percent and future with the place of arising there is a bundle of Saṃskāra. This bundle is called the Mental formations aggregate.

5.Consciousness (Viññāna)

For a normal being, there are six internal-external pairs of sense bases(doors) as follows;

1. eye and visible objects 

2. ear and sound

3. nose and odor 

4. tongue and taste

5. body and touch

6. mind and mental objects(such as past memories)

One of six kinds of trigger came from one of six external sense bases (Ayatana). Then it causes a sense trigger in one of internal sense bases. Then one sensation process starts. Chitta stream will shift and process the sensation with many thought processes (Chitta-viti). To see an image, many thought processes are arised. (When we are sleeping, such as when there is no trigger from the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind, the Chitta stream only contains Bhavanga-Chitta. Bhavanga-Chitta always exists from the conception when there is no thought process. Bhavanga-Chitta doesn’t allow the Chitta stream to stop.) 

When a trigger arises in a sense door, sensation will happen with many thought processes. For an example; when an object appears in front of the eyes, a series of consciousness arises, which recognizes the object. This series of consciousness is called "eye-consciousness". Ordinary people call this as “vision” rather than a series of consciousness.

Mind is similar to sequence of consciousness or Viññāna.  Here we consider all of knowings(or recognitions) as the consciousness aggregate.

When we think past, percent and future with the place of arising there is a bundle of consciousness. This bundle is called the consciousness aggregate.

 

 

• Example of Vipassana Meditation (Looking five aggregates as Impermanent, Suffering and Non-self)

“These material forms are not me. There is no part within material forms which can be treated as me.”

“These feelings are not me. There is no part within feelings which can be treated as me.”

“These perceptions are not me. There is no part within perceptions which can be treated as me.”

“These mental formations are not me. There is no part within mental formations which can  be treated as me.”

“These consciousnesses are not me. There is no part within consciousness which can be treated as me.”

“All of these five aggregates are not me. Those are just results of some causes. These five aggregates are impermanent, suffering and non-self.”

“There is nothing to take as me. All things are just results of some causes. All things are Impermanent, Suffering and Non-self.”

• Dependent Arising (Cyclic chain of causes and results which explain the endless cycle of rebirth.)

Two causes of past lives

1) Ignorance 

2) Karmic Formations 

Five percent results since past causes

3) Rebirth-consciousness (first mind of a new birth)

4) First materiel embryo base unit and mind base five aggregates, 

5) Arising sense spheres; eye, ear, nose, tongue and skin 

6) Sense spheres triggers or contacts 

7) Feelings 

Three cause of current life

8) Craving 

9) Grasping 

10) Good or Bad Karmas case to a birth

Two future results since cause of current life

11) Birth

12) Ageing & Death

If we could perfectly remove “1) Ignorance” with getting perfect knowledge about life, then there will not be any greed or anger in the sequence of consciousness. Then there are no “2) Karmic Formations”. Then there will not be “3) Rebirth-consciousness”. Then there will not “4) First materiel embryo atom”. …  Finally there will not be “12) Ageing & Death” or any kind of suffering. We have to repeatedly think ‘Dependent Arising’ top to bottom and bottom to top.

Enlightenment is the final result of the gradual process of all Threefold Trainings (Noble Eightfold Path).  For example; Clean defilement, Gain mind concentration, Gain knowledge, Increase awareness and realize the reality in some amount. Again, Clean more defilement, Gain more mind concentration, Gain more knowledge, Increase the awareness and have a better realization about the reality, ….. 

There are Seven Factors of Enlightenment:

1. Mindfulness (Sati)

2. Investigation of Dhammas/Reality/”Four Noble Truths” (Dhamma-vicaya)

3. Energy to continue (Viriya)

4. Joy or rapture (Pīti)

5. Relaxation or tranquility of both mind and body (Passaddhi)

6. Mind Concentration gained with meditation (Samādhi)

7. Equanimity maintain all of these factors(Upekkha)

To experience the final Magga-citta, it is important to develop all of these factors in a balanced way. Reading this answer will develop your 2nd factor 'Investigation of Dhammas'. But this doesn’t develop other factors in a balanced way. So most likely, you will not experience a Magga-citta. But, if you have developed other factors before in this life or in a previous life, there is a possibility of experiencing a Magga-citta with balancing all factors. (After doing meditation, you can calmly try reading this answer again. But for someone, it may need many years of practice to reach a Magga-citta.) Lord Buddha teaches us the best way to develop these factors is “Four Mindfulness Meditation” or Satara-Satipatthana Meditation. (Please study Satipatthana-Sutta. Also there is a free 10-day course from www.dhamma.org with worldwide locations.)

This kind of assumption knowledge (also called 'Parathogoshaka-Prathya'), can only be given by a rightly self-awakened Lord Buddha or by his disciple. This answer has enough assumption knowledge for an extremely intelligent person to reach Enlightenment without doing hard practices in the 'Threefold Training'. 

During the cycle of rebirth almost all time, a being can't hear these Dharma(assumptions) since Lord Buddhas are very rare. No one can self-realize these assumptions since the all ignoble beings (almost all of us) always live with different kinds of defilements (such as; greed, hatred, or delusion) even without knowing. You may think I don’t have a lot of defilements such as greed. But lots of them exist in a tiny manner without knowing. I personally think, if Lord Buddha could not come to the word, currently our world may be like a terrorist area. If so, we can't hear words like Four Noble Truths and Enlightenment. I think also words like Donations will be rare.

The time we can hear these assumption words (Buddha's Dispensation) are like an instant when compared to the cycle of rebirth. For a very intelligent person, these assumptions are like divine nectar since these words can remove all infinite amounts of sufferings he has to face in the cycle of rebirth.

When a person reaches Enlightenment, he will become free from all kinds of sufferings permanently after his current life. He will be permanently happy. So, enlightenment can be defined as gaining eternal happiness. Also when attaining Enlightenment all of his cravings will vanish. So, enlightenment can also be defined as removing all kinds of cravings.

There are five stages of enlightenment. First four stages (Stream-enterer, Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant) are called ‘Sopadisesa-Nirvana’. Last and final stage is the passing away from the last body and called  ‘Anupadisesa-Nirvana’.

Rebirth is almost scientifically proven !

1)Study about children's past life memories stories.

There are lots of children, who say about their previous life at very young age. Then they gradually forget this. They say about the place they lived, how they die. When you check those places are really exist and there was a person who died.

2)Study about near-death experiences

Many dying people have near-death experiences. If anyone could collect all of these data and analyze, he could guess what is going to happen at death. Near-death experience should categorize correctly according to the person type. Such as who see fires (marks of hell worlds), who see forest (marks of animal realm), Asking for food (marks of ghost world), Who see red color (marks of human womb), Who see flowers and heavenly mentions (marks of heavenly worlds). So there may be lot of types.

So, there are lots of evidences (collected with the scientific method) those are more than enough to accept as rebirth exists scientifically. But it seems scientist don't like to accept it. Main reason may be ‘they can't explain how it happens'. Also they may think, if they accepted it they will face lot of troubles about scientific method. Actually these evidence should make the science's big priority in doing research related to the rebirth. But in reality they are neglecting these facts, another reason may be it is not economical to them. I wish humans may not covered by delusion of scientist, who don't want to think out of the box. Dear all biological researchers and scientist, please make the big decision of human history in the next biology conference and change the world to a good direction.Below explanation describes how dying being experience marks of next life moment(some times several days) before the death. Consciousness is something like a computer program. A computer program processes something with huge number of instruction cycles. Similar way, there is an ultimate entity for consciousness (called as Citta). But life time of Citta very smaller than to a computer instruction cycles time (I guess this is the Planck time. So completely different scale we can’t even think). During the life we usually do some activities and we have infinite number of non-ending Citta stream (genaration). Don’t get it wrong this Citta stream doesn’t stop at even when we sleep. Also, it doesn’t stop at even death. When our last Citta vanish from the body next Citta start in a new life without any delay even new birth is at another solar system. What we usually do every day is what we remind (Consciousness) at death. New life is depending on what we strongly remind at death. When our Citta stream ready for next life it shows the qualities of our next life. For an example, if someone going to rebirth as a dog, he will act as a dog for a moment (some times several days) before the death.

Please read this book for more information. But, This may be religious(concepts of Buddha) for someone www.amazon.com/Theories-Nature-Universe-Comparison-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B01L5BIDQ0/

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Some related research
[1] University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies 
[2] www.reddit.com/user/neardeath 
[3]  Scientific American about reincarnation
[4] Professor Ian Stevenson’s research on children’s memories of previous lives

What is giving charity (or donation) and how to get the best possible result (good Karma) from a donation?

When you donate, there are three factors to consider in order to be a strong and good karma to receive better returns in the cycle of rebirth.

1. First one is ‘accomplishment of mind’ (purity of mind or Chitta-sampatti).
   
   

This means giving with a clear mind without any greed, hatred or delusion. Meaning of “without delusions” is believing in the Karma and accepting the following realities; Such as  there is rebirth after death, there is a reward(karmic result) for what is given, there is a reward for great alms, there is a reward for good deeds, and rarely in the world there are sages who develop their mind through meditation and reach the eternal happiness of nirvana.

As much as he knows about Karma, the result is powerful in the good side. Before the giving, when giving and after the giving, the mind should be clear and happy about it. There should be no hidden goal such as becoming famous by giving. If you have a goal of becoming famous by giving, then the resulting Karma is less powerful. It is said that, if someone gives with the mind of "With this good Karma, may I receive eternal happiness Nirvana" This is the best possible giving that can support him in the cycle of rebirth. "With this good Karma, may I be reborn in heavenly world" is not that good.

2. The second one is ‘accomplishment of object’ (Vastu-sampatti).
   
   This means that the object you donate must be your own thing and you should have received it in a right way. Also, the things you are giving should be arranged in a better way, you should give in an honorable way, you should give by your own hand, you should give something that is not useless (If you give a useless thing still there is a result but not a better result).
   
   

3.  Third one is ‘accomplishment of receiver’ (Pratigrahaka-sampatti). 

This means that the recipient should have good virtues. Best possible receiver is a Lord Buddha with Sangha (Sanghika-dana). If you could give one spoon of food to a Lord Buddha, the Karma from that deed may be enough to be in heavens for many eons and become human king for more than 1000 times. But giving Dharma (ultimate reality) knowledge is the most powerful giving. It is said that giving Dharma knowledge is better than the giving life (protecting his life). 

It would be a great blessing if anyone could give even one donation with these things. That single donation will bring him much of the joy in his cycle of rebirth. If one does a donation without knowing these things, there is a result but not a good one. But when you are killing, if you know about Karma the bad result is reduced, since then you are a bit afraid of killing. When you kill with a wicked and angry mind, the result is powerful in a bad way. When you kill a large animal you have to put a great effort. So when it is large, Karma is powerful in a bad way. Also, Karma will be powerful in a bad way when the receiver is virtuous. No one (a god, Mara or a Brahma) can kill a Lord Buddha, so the result is not explained. There are many stories where people went to hells just by blaming Lord Buddha.

Giving without seeking anything in return, leads to greater spiritual wealth and it reduces the greed (Lobha). But giving with the mind of "With this good Karma I may receive eternal happiness Nirvana" (without expecting any worldly things) is the best as it returns good deeds in the cycle of rebirth and also helps to achieve Nirvana. To reach eternal happiness, all beings must complete giving in some level as a perfection (Pāramitā). 

To become a Lord Buddha, one should complete ten types of requirements(perfections) in three ways. 

Those ten types of requirements are called “Ten Perfections”. Those are generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom(discernment), energetic diligence, endurance(patience), truthfulness, determination, goodwill(loving-kindness), and equanimity. Cultivating the virtue of generosity (or giving as donations) is the first perfection. To attain Buddhahood, anyone must fulfill giving (donations) in a great manner in three ways. Regular Perfection(Pāramī), Higher Perfection (Upa-Pāramī) and Highest Perfection (Paramattha-Pāramī). Giving out some objects (outside of the body) such as children, wives or assets is the regular perfection; giving organs such as hands, feet or blood,..etc. is the higher perfection; giving own life is the highest perfection.

Lord Buddha donated more blood than seawater in his cycle of rebirth to complete one of thirty requirements to become a Buddha. When thinking about other donations; Buddha had donated his wives, daughters, eyes, also their own life numerous times to complete only the Dāna-Paramita. There is a story in 'Sivi-Jathaka' in 'Jataka Tales'. In this story King Sivi donated both of his eyes.

Religion is going to win over Science? Science Is Excellent for Us. But, What's Science for Someone Who Has Seen Humans for Millions of Years?

Science is the knowledge developed based on logical thinking of scientists and their experiments. Science is trying to understand the true nature of things around us with different physical laws. Those are attempts to verify with many scientific observations and experiments. Science is constantly changing. It has a frame of references and approximations. There are no answers to the most basic questions about nature in science. Such as, What's the simplest unit (fundamental particle) of all substances?, What exactly is the size or age of the universe?, how can the brain and mind work? Does life exist solely on Earth? etc. 

Buddhism also explains the true nature of things around us. But, Buddhism has clear answers for all of the above questions. Buddhism seems the reality without any frame of reference. Buddhism claims that those knowledge are given to the world by sages from time to time during endless world cycles. So, Buddhism (reality or Dharma) does not change with time (Akaliko). It is to be understood and realized by the shrewd in accordance with their own amount of wisdom (Paccattam-veditabbo-vinnuhi).

Final goal of both is to find the reality. In this sense science is somewhat compatible with Buddhism. But, according to Buddhism ultimate reality about nature can’t be understood with logical thinking. So, we will never be able to reach ultimate reality with the scientific method. I will explain further. Science (physics) is something like a bunch of black boxes with different names for lots of humans. Even for a scientist, it is with a lot of frames of references and approximations. You can’t realize the ultimate reality with black box names. You have to realize 'Four Noble Truths', 'Three Marks of Existence' perfectly and clearly just as we see something by our own eye to realize the ultimate reality of nature. With scientific method you will never be able to get this kind of understanding. Instead equipment’s came as a result of the scientific method makes this world more unsatisfied and human mind weak. For a person, science makes understanding the reality hard. So, science is not even in the correct direction.

Modern world is mainly dependent on information technology. Computers are made with semiconductor technology. Semiconductor technology came as a result of scientific method. So, we can describe the modern world as a result of scientific method. Current humans live according to commercials. They have lots of desires since commercials. Let's say we don't have the TV and Internet (especially social networking websites) and commercials; then individuals will be pleased with what they have.

Let’s think about living beings in another solar system, they have scientific methods. But they don’t invent TV or the Internet. (Reasons may be they can do telepathy. Or may be actually they know that with TV and Internet world become a bad commercial world.) Then they may develop scientific methods to a great level with studying the mind capabilities and also Karma. After millions years later their scientific method will be completely with mind and meditation. Actually Buddhism describes this kind of time exists within the world cycles. At those times humans become more virtuous. Their body becomes illuminated. Since the good Karmas they do, the human world becomes like a paradise. At those times human life expectancy can reach to Asankya years at maximum. Some divine beings came to the human world to live as the human world is happier place. Human’s life expectancy becomes more than the divine beings. According to Buddhist philosophical theories, even at those times no one will be able to find Nirvana with the scientific method. If there is such a possibility Lord Buddha will surely make a machine, which when you will go into it and come back, you are enlightened with realizing the reality. So, "Nirvana machine” is not possible as Karmas govern life. The one and only way is self-realization with completing necessary requirements for a very long time in the cycle of rebirth. The way is the ‘Noble Eightfold Path’ which can be split into three steps called "Threefold Training". Virtue(Sīla) is the first step to rialize the true nature of things. Virtue is required to have a higher concentration of mind or tranquillity of mind(Samādhi). Higher concentration of mind is required to have a higher wisdom(Paññā). Higher wisdom is required to completely realize the ultimate reality of nature. 

Sammā-Sambuddha and Pacceka-Sambuddha may realize Nirvana without knowing or hearing any Buddhism words previously in his last life. I have read some Pacceka-Sambuddhas who realized it while living as a King (who didn’t know anything about Nirvana). Suddenly he meditated for an instant after seeing a meditation object, then his mind reached a higher meditation state and he became aware of the reality. He realized it since, in his previous lives he has completed all of the requirements. Once after he achieves it, he goes into the sky and removes his King's costume and takes a monk’s costume with supernatural powers. 

Scientific knowledge is nothing when in comparison to the well-developed human's (or divine being's) mind with meditation. I believe, also in these days, if someone correctly practices meditation in a forest monastic place without connection to the modern human society (even without internet or telephone), still can get the ability to go in the sky by practicing abhijñā (Rddhi). But today humans don't like to do this. Non-Buddhist ascetic meditator who has well-developed supernatural powers (mind based powers or Rddhi) could make a physical technology far advanced than current human's technology and science. For example; A great ascetic meditator may create a cancer machine that can cure patients with cancers. Then, this machine may be able to cure many patients but not all. Who got cancer as a result of Karma will not be able to cure. When someone creates this kind of machine, new type of disease will arise in the human world since the bad Karmas of current humans. That machine will not be able to cure the new disease. So, it will become useless. Such as some medicines are useless now but has a great value in the history. So, when a meditator reaches higher levels of meditation, he will be aware that what a useless thing is physical technology. And he will know that with physical technologies humans can't get happiness instead humans will get more sufferings. So, he will not develop such a useless technology as in his view. Ven. Sariputta Thero was the most intelligent individual (Arahant) among all the disciples. He was able to count how many raindrops that would fall if it rains for an entire eon of time with his mind. So, we can't even think of the Lord Buddha's mind ability. Can a super computer model and count raindrops fall in one day accurately? So, according to Buddhism, the human mind has a computation capability greater than a supercomputer once developed with meditation (with the highest level of Dhyana). I believe this. The computer is nothing, and that is why there aren't any computers in heavenly worlds.

When a born blind person touches an elephant's tail, he may think that elephant is like a broom, since he can't feel other parts of the elephant. In the similar way, if Buddhism (reality/truth) is an elephant, science can be treated as its tail which is comprehended by the blind man.

In the future, humans will be ruined as a result of science. Wicked humans with powerful weapons, then anyone can guess what will happen. This is called “mass extinction by wars” (Sashthrantha- kalpa). We are now nearing the end of one Antah-kalpa which ends with a mass extinction by wars.

Take the big picture of science. It is a baby less than several hundred years old. Can any scientist ensure this will not occur? Starting from tomorrow, all electronic equipment devices (most are made from silicon wafers) in the world cease operating due to some kind of radiation coming from our sun. The response is NO. I've read somewhere that there was a human civilization that developed a technology with Lead (chemical element), but afterwards, the entire culture died due to the toxin of Lead. I believe that when Lead was being used by them, they may have thought they had the highest technology. Also, science has tested only under very limited conditions. Our physical science may be completely invalid in another solar system. Catumaharajika divine beings have a lifespan of about 9,000,000 human years. Let's believe God Jesus exists and he is watching humans, then he will see that science is something like a child playing in the dark. Divine beings may know that humans will be ruined by killing each other after their life expectancy went down to ten years.

Science makes this world a place that is more unsatisfied. Also, the Internet (especially social networking websites) and smart-phones make human minds more diversified in considerable amounts without any rest. So, compared to old human's, the current human’s mind is more diversified (wandering and weak). Toxic gasses, poisoned foods, different kinds of radiations, different kinds of desires, and unknown sickness are effects of science.

Actually, Buddhism is the cosmic or universal science which is valid in any world system in the infinite universe. Intelligent divine beings know the mind is the main and the most powerful thing. During the world forming and destroying cycles, at the end of time of emptiness, higher Brahmas think that it is better if the below worlds form again. Since the power of this wish world started to form. When living beings get exalted with lust, hatre or delusion the world system starts to destroy. So, even the world system forms and destroys since the power of mind. Current humans do not know the ability of the mind, so they do not treat Buddhism as the rael science. If any equipment such as a computer is more powerful than the mind, Lord Buddha may really make a computer instantly with his supernatural powers. Additionally, an atomic bomb may be seen as a matchstick by divine beings.

Non-Buddhist ascetic meditator who has well-developed supernatural powers can turn a forest to a desert in one curse (a true Buddhist monk whose only goal is to reach Nirvana, will never curse even their life is gone. Since it is a very bad Karma). Also such an ascetic meditator can stop the movement of the sun. So, when humans are very virtuous, current physical laws become invalid. But when humans become wicked without mental powers, no powerful Karmic forces or supernatural things happen. Then it is more visible like the physical laws govern nature. Since small Karmas or small mental powers can't directly interact with physical things. Humans will be wicked and mentally weak in the future. There will not be powerful Karmas as no virtuous persons and there will not be supernatural things as humans are mentally weak. So, miracles like soil becoming gold will not happen and physical lows will be valid without any obstacle.

[ Believing is up to you. But it is better to know this kind of philosophy exists in the universe. Anyway, if someone could get supernatural powers that will break physics (science) laws. Then you may have to think twice. I believe life is not something that exists solely on the Earth and it is everywhere in the universe. Also, life can be in some different kinds of materials (fine materials) which we can’t see. I believe divine beings are some kind of extraterrestrial beings (animals) with this kind of materials. I don’t like to believe just exist only what we can see (things reflect visible light) in the infinite universe. ]

Theories of Nature and the Universe

"Science is great for us. But for someone who sees the humans for more than one million years, science is just a one instant like a baby trying to talk." 

- Muditha Champika

Treasures are hidden and hard to find but if we could find a real treasure, it will shine our lives. In the similar way ultimate reality is hidden and hard to find but if we could find it, it will shine our lives. - Muditha Champika

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"One day with knowing the reality is better than hundred years without knowing the reality. "

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What is the time? Is time travel possible? 


Answer from the book; "Theories of the Nature and Universe: Comparison of Pure Buddhist Philosophy and Science"

There are two types of realities. Apparent reality and ultimate reality. Apparent reality is ordinary conventional truth or something that is generally accepted (Sammuti-sacca) but not ultimately true. For an example, you are a vast combination of Nāma(Chitta and Cetasika ) and Rūpa. So, there is no ultimate thing as you. But, you exist as a conventional truth and generally accepted.  

Ultimate reality is abstract truth (Paramattha-sacca). Their nature or characteristics never change. It is real forever. They can’t change to other things with further subdividing. In the whole infinite universe only four types of ultimate things exist. Those are: 

1. Consciousness entity (called Chitta)  

2. Consciousness states entity (called Cetasika), 

3. Ultimate  entity  of matter (Rūpa or Rūpa Kalapa) 

4. Nirvana 

These four entities cannot be further subdivided. This is the most fundamental thing of Abhidhamma.

Time is not an ultimately existing thing. It is only a concept or an illusion. Only the present exist. Past and future are just concepts or illusions. So, going backward to a past generation of world entities(time travel to the past) is not possible. But there is a way to go forward, to the future generations of world entities (time travel to the future). Also there is a story in Buddhist texts about going forward in time. If you go to a heavenly world, your entities flow become slower compared to the human world. So, time has slowed. If you stay in a heavenly world for several days and then come back, it may be several hundred years in the human world. All of your relatives may have passed away and you are then living in the future. But, goin back to the past generation of world entities is not possible as they all are already changed and decayed.

But correctly predicting and seeing the future generations of world entities(Anagatamsa-ñana) is possible with a well developed mind. Also correctly seeing the past generations of world entities(Pubbenivasanussati-ñana) is possible. 

If anyone says that he came from the future these days, he may be lying, metally ill or manipulated by some other being. In history there are no records of such things.

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