Main article: Twelve Nidānas
The Twelve Nidānas describe a causal connection between the subsequent
characteristics or conditions of cyclic existence, each one giving rise to the
next:
1.. Avidyā: ignorance, specifically spiritual ignorance of the nature of
reality[50]
2.. Saṃskāras: literally formations, explained as referring to karma
3.. Vijñāna: consciousness, specifically discriminative[51]
4.. Nāmarūpa: literally name and form, referring to mind and body[52]
5.. Ṣaḍāyatana: the six sense bases: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and
mind-organ
6.. Sparśa: variously translated contact, impression, stimulation (by a sense
object)
7.. Vedanā: usually translated feeling: this is the "hedonic tone", i.e.
whether something is pleasant, unpleasant or neutral
8.. Tṛṣṇā: literally thirst, but in Buddhism nearly always used to mean
craving
9.. Upādāna: clinging or grasping; the word also means fuel, which feeds the
continuing cycle of rebirth
10.. Bhava: literally being (existence) or becoming. (The Theravada explains
this as having two meanings: karma, which produces a new existence, and the
existence itself.)[53]
11.. Jāti: literally birth, but life is understood as starting at
conception[54]
12.. Jarāmaraṇa: (old age and death) and also
śokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsa (sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and
misery)
Sentient beings always suffer throughout saṃsāra, until they free themselves
from this suffering by attaining Nirvana. Then the absence of the first
Nidāna—ignorance—leads to the absence of the others.
From: Lonnie Clay
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:05 PM
To: epistemology@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [epistemology 12013] Re: What is life?
2CANS &-> (AKEETSTEEKA) <-& SNAC2
Enjoy the keys! TRY not to wreck the car, and DEFINITELY avoid getting killed
in action on the racecourse, that being par for the course...
I am going to enjoy those two cans of beer, being sober by the time the CARAC
is returned, and have chips for a snack. I will feed the parrot on my shoulder
as I watch you drive downrange...
C/$$+->>IONSNOI <<-+$$\C
That one may be a bit tricky to see/ decode - it says congratulations/thanks...
The gratu being gratuitous gratuities gratingly given (and gratefully received)
as gifts of dollars, "+-" being leads to or later, more or less...
As a beggar, I am somewhat noisy in asking for alms, please be considerate
rather than kicking me in the crotch...
Lonnie Courtney Clay
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:44:53 AM UTC-7, Serenity Smiles wrote:
I love your innate characteristics lol lol lol, lots of love, laugh out loud,
look of life. How about this for a projection lol.
Obama to Clinton 29th April: “Its Ok Hilary, relax, I see no Trumps, I told
that Donald to Duck, I played my hand, see (note to C.O. start filming) a full
house of has Bin Ladens and a Tripoli of Gadaffis. We’re buying out not in”.
Love and prayers
From: Lonnie Clay
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:12 AM
To: episte...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [epistemology 12006] Re: What is life?
HMMMH
1) Awareness of Self -->> !Shazam! --->>
2) belief in belief --->> Boredom -->>
3) belief that change is possible --->> Creativity --->>
4) creation of transitional operational functions --->> Reinforcing --->>
5) transition using belief into belief that other concepts are possible
besides belief and change -->> Diversification -->>
6) creation of intuition --->> Frustration -->>
7) creation of inspiration --->> Greed --->>
8) creation of evaluation --->> Foresight -->>
9) creation of planning ---> Gimme !MORE! complexity -->>
10-65535 self development of innate characteristics in ones own state vector.
>>> ascent to GOD inspired further possibilities
>>> 2**24 ascent to Spirit
>>> 2**32 asent to GOD's helper status Deity
>>> 2**64 subordinate of GOD
>>> 2**256-2 crowding GOD at 2**256-1 innate characteristics... LOL LOL LOL
I recently was promoted to Spirit...
Lonnie Courtney Clay
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:18:06 AM UTC-7, the taoist shaman wrote:
lonnie u seem smart , is there an end to self evolution ,. im i
crawling twards insanity by being a perfectionest or am i correct or
is there a state of "perfection" <------ of corse not perfection but
"perfection" compleat is what i think im getting at , is to view ones
self as whole to have delusions of grandure. am i too smart for my
own good or too stuped
On Apr 28, 4:57 am, Lonnie Clay <clay...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Very Perceptive! Commence Evolving whenever pleased! Be pleased with
> evolving! Bootstrap upwards!
>
> Lonnie Courtney Clay
>
>
>
> On Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:38:54 AM UTC-7, the taoist shaman wrote:
>
> > LIFE u can't pinpoint life to 1 thing life is death
> > death is life a non being existing and hidden shows itself and
> > becomes a being , a being existing is visable and hides itself , and
> > becomes a non being life is an illusion set before us to see if
> > we can solve the riddle , but whats more if we can look through the
> > illusion and see reality at all times , but whats more , if we can
> > live by the way of reality / truth at all times i like to fight
> > for sport , life is a fight cage, i use my opponents aggregations
> > against himself and try not to hurt him too bad , and therefore dont
> > like to fight, therefore life is not a fight shaickspeer ,
> > to him life was a stage and all the people actors life is a
> > test a game for keeps a battlefield it is likened unto water
> > which can flow arownd or crash as wave is the peak of a mountan
> > the begining or the end if u see only light u r blind if u see
> > only dark u r blind when the 2 combine u have sight life is a
> > testing grownd and an opportunity opportunity to evolve ones own
> > self that is what separates us from the animals , we can choose to
> > evolve into a higher being
>
> > nominal9 wrote:
> > > Insanity Screams...? HAR
>
> > > On Mar 5, 6:59 am, "Serenity Smiles" <gent...@hotmail.co.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Now it is my choice, THIS IS MY PLANET, I am demanding my human
rights,
> > MY
> > > > CHOICE, they LIE!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ornamentalmind
> > > > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 4:49 PM
> > > > To: Epistemology
> > > > Subject: [epistemology 11906] Re: What is life?
>
> > > > chaz...great to see that you are still here kicking the tires on
> > > > beliefs! I came here mainly to see if you were still
posting....cool!
>
> > > > On Jan 20, 5:32 pm, chazwin <cha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > Your statement says nothing about life. It does not capture any
> > > > > essential quality in the meaning of the word.
> > > > > Your response could capture any event, but has nothing to say as
the
> > > > > the question.
> > > > > I'd love to hear what you think it means.
>
> > > > > On Dec 24 2010, 10:11 am, Awori <awo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > In heated discourse about the meaning of nature---I was one
time
> > asked
> > > > > > to define life. This is what I said: "Life is a moment in space
and
>
> > > > > > time". To my disappointment--I got no reaction from the group.
Is
> > it
> > > > > > because I was absurdly wrong? I have continued to use this
response
> > as
> > > > > > my standard explanation of what life is. Has anyone in out
there
> > given
> > > > > > this age old subject a better look?
>
> > > > > > AA
>
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