Pero Posted January 11, 2010 well, there is no time in Buddhism.. that's what I meant. there's no beginning or end. Norbu Rinpoche refers to samsara as infinite.. but I have heard the argument that samsara will end. This doesn't make sense to me though because what then will all the Buddhas do since their activity is compassion, what then if there are no longer suffering beings? dunno. I think the argument that samsara will end depends on a finite number of beings, but if there are infinite beings then samsara will not end. Â Yeah that's why I said I'm not sure what you meant. There is an end to samsara individually - nirvana. So when you achieve Buddhahood samsara for you is finished. But for other sentient beings it's still there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuscomeone Posted January 12, 2010 Yeah that's why I said I'm not sure what you meant. There is an end to samsara individually - nirvana. So when you achieve Buddhahood samsara for you is finished. But for other sentient beings it's still there. Well one could see samsara and nirvana as mental states. In that sense, mental states have no beginning or end, they just change. The "end" of samsara is the changing of it as a mental state into nirvana as a mental state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deci belle Posted January 12, 2010 (edited) Edited January 12, 2010 by deci belle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pero Posted January 12, 2010 Â There are so many assumptions here! There is no end to samsara individually or otherwise. Â No kidding? Â I don't care about your personal (or maybe Sri Aurobindos) interpretations of Buddhism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
