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Achieving an arduous task: Comparing philosophies
A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...
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No Dharma Taught Ego, Yet People Made Dharma Their Ego (What Are We Fighting For?)
Buddhism, through the concept of Anatta (non-self), teaches that the very idea of self-importance is an illusion. Sikhism, founded on the principles of seva (selfless service), condemns pride as ...
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The Buddha’s ‘Anatta’ doctrine and mathematical thinking
The Island newspaper has published several accounts of the Anatta doctrine by a number of writers, including Dr. Carlo Fonseka, an ex-Marxist free thinker who has an excellent grasp of Buddhism, as ...
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Vipassana – The Powerful Medicine for Detoxification
Rooted in ancient Buddhist traditions ... the truth of impermanence (Anicca), suffering (Dukkha), and non-self (Anatta), ...
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‘How can we know the dancer from the dance?’ A comment on the recent dialogue about the anatta doctrine in Buddhism
There was recently an exchange of views published in The Island newspaper between February 22 and March 14, 2019 and here in Lankaweb in the same period concerning the concept of ‘anatta’ in Buddhism ...
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What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic. (The Conversation ...