mile83

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  1. Hello :)

     

    I have a question about Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, the famous Advaita teacher. Is it actually true that he didn't believe in reincarnation?

     

    I tried finding some infos on the internet but it's all so vague, they say that he didn't believe in reincarnation but was he just talking of the absolute plane and not about the relative plane?

     

    Thank you ;)

     

    Edit: oops sorry I should have posted this in the Vedanta forum, but this section seems busier


  2. To be ONE with Tao simply means to be blended in with Tao. Another words, just make yourself part of Tao by following the principles of Tao. Taoism philosophy does not believe in reincarnation. The birth and death cycle stops at one's death. You will become harden and ash after you die. However, some new lives always begin elsewhere.

     

    The cultivators of the Taoist religion believe that they will become immortals and raise to heaven upon their death.

     

     

    thank you all for your answers :), is Tao similar to Hindu Brahman? Am I the Tao? Is Tao Consciousness, so many more questions :P


  3. Hi,

     

    is the goal of Taoism to be ONE with Tao? Will I be reincarnated if I'm one with Tao, is Taoism a constant cycle of birth and death, or is there an end to it? What really happens when I die?

     

    I've tried to find answers to these questions on the net, but there's no One answer it seems, which leaves me a bit unsatisfied(I still have to get a copy of the Tao te ching), what do you believe? So many questions hope you can help a novice Taoist aspirant lol.

     

    thank you


  4. Hi, sorry, this is my last question for a while, I promise :). Hope you can help.

     

    As I understand a goal of Taoism would be to be unified with the Tao or to become One with the Tao. Now my question is, is this state permanent or would "I" be manifested again after some time? Is enlightenment a permanent state in Taoism? or is it , as I read somewhere, an endless cycle of decay and renewal?

     

    Sorry if I'm using wrong terminology ;)

     

    Thank you


  5. Hello everyone,

     

    my name is Daniel, I'm 28 years old and I've been interested in Taoism for the past couple of months. Originally my interest was in Advaita Vedanta which I used to practice as well but recently I had doubts about this philosophy because there are some logical flaws which brought me to believe this is not the right thing.

     

    Sorry for my bad English by the way, I'm from Austria :).

     

    Anyways, this seems a cool place to discuss Taoism and I would gladly like to learn more from you people. I've been lurking this place for some time now ^^ btw.

     

    Thank you. and cu =)