Recent content by MindFreak

I agree. I think mankind is just another species or another form of animal. I dont see how we are different. We just come up with language and concepts like "society", and "civilization" and we build and create so we come to think that we are superior to animals, and I think we are pretty much...

That's quite a theory

The teachings of the Buddha are meant to point one to the true reality, which exists whether or not the teachings themselves do. Awakening, enlightenment, nirvana, bodhi, whatever, doesnt change a person it just awakens them to what really is.

www.accesstoinsight.org is an awesome site. It contains the whole pali canon. Personally, when studying the dharma I prefer to study the words of the Buddha themselves before accepting what anyone else tells me about Buddhism. It's important to study the teachings directly for yourself and form...

To believe that this Hurricane is an act of god you first have to make the assumption that there is a god. And also, what kind of sadistic god would kill so many innocent people?

Thats true. Beliefs, views, doctrines, dogmas, etc are just concepts created by the mind to explain reality. But people cling to the concepts themselves which just stirs up the mind. The Mind is where true reality is found, not in the outside world, not in language and verbal concepts. Reality...