06-24-2010, 12:01 AM
Nowhere in Buddhist literature is God mentioned. Buddha teaches how the self depends on the self to arise out of the conditions that are placed in ones life. Nagarjuna to me is trying to show how discriminations, prejudices might arise in our minds and how to negate them. We can look at Nagarjuna's philosophy of dependent origination there certainly would not be any wars over God or man's interpretation of what God is, nor would there be borderlines or lines of demarcation to surrender on. Nagarjuna is good preventive medicine for any condition .and this middle way can work on many different levels while we all are living on earth. It is the belief in intrinsic existence that will feed into a never ending dysfunction with self , with others and the world.
If we grasp at independent existence of things, this becomes the cause of suffering along with the destructive actions and reactions that happen thereafter.
It is natural for man to divide, distinguish and discriminate his likes and dislikes in his mind. Nagarjuna's philosophy of dependent origination is the emptying of this state of mind.
If we grasp at independent existence of things, this becomes the cause of suffering along with the destructive actions and reactions that happen thereafter.
It is natural for man to divide, distinguish and discriminate his likes and dislikes in his mind. Nagarjuna's philosophy of dependent origination is the emptying of this state of mind.