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Anatta, refers to non-existence of a fixed eternal entity. It is the absence of a permanent self. All physical and mental phenomena arising out of the law of cause and effect appear and disappear after having a momentary lifespan. A being or an entity is a…

Buddha encouraged investigation into one’s own body and mind to realise the truth leading to lasting salvation. Law of cause and effect One of the principal elements of Buddhism is the law of cause and effect. Buddha’s philosophy on nature is totally based…

Commonalities between Buddhism and modern science Buddha scientifically conceived Dhamma. What Buddha comprehended is the actual nature of the world. Buddhism does not rely on traditional beliefs, faiths and dogmas. He advises followers not to become blind…

Commonalities between Buddhism and modern science

Buddha scientifically conceived Dhamma. What Buddha comprehended is the actual nature of the world. Buddhism does not rely on traditional beliefs, faiths and dogmas. He advises followers not to become blind believers of Dhamma but to explore, investigate, test, apply and understand what is stated by Buddha. In Kalama Sutta, Buddha asked Kalama community to investigate Dhamma and then accept. They were asked not to agree with teachings based on numerous traditional causes. Theories of science and their application in the practical world are similarly proven by scientific investigations and not based on faith or any dogmatic reasons.

Similar concepts are shared by both Buddhism and science on origin and the composition of the universe. Buddhism does not believe in a god or a supernatural being who created the world. According to Buddhist cosmology as explained in Agganna Sutta, the earth was inhabited by super natural beings arrived from Abhassara Brahma world uncountable eons ago. With the passage of time, they developed unwholesome thoughts, acted indecently and lost their divine qualities. They finally became natural human beings. Modern science in the 20th century agrees with the same idea disproving the idea of creating the world by a divine creator believed by Western religions.

Buddha comprehended that the universe is limitless. It has no end. The concept of universe is unimaginable and therefore not to investigate about universe. It is a subject beyond the imagination of undeveloped human minds. Buddha, without any technological devices, preached about formation of the inexplicable overwhelming universe consisting a number of galaxies with different magnitudes. Hundreds and thousands of suns, moons, earths and higher worlds form the Minor world system.

A hundred thousands of minor world systems form the Middling world system. Hundred thousands of Middling world systems form the major world system. Explanation of modern science on the universe recognises this complex formation of universe. Scientists in the 20th century have found that universe is consisted of endless number of planets and stars. After Galileo, scientists observed stars and accepted that the universe has an endless number of solar systems.

Buddha rejected unnecessary investigations about universe as such attempts do not contribute for personal liberation. Unfortunately, modern science still spends colossal amounts of wealth, time and labour in this direction. Apart from physical universe, Buddhism speaks about another world which is existing within the physical human body. He saw the entire world in human body like other physical objects, subjecting to decay, ageing, death and all sorts of sufferings.

Some people criticise Buddha for leaving his wife, But Buddha having seen the vanity and the danger of the three intoxications, greed, hate and delusion in this never satisfying life filled with suffering, he was overcome by a powerful urge to seek and win the Deathless, to strive for deliverance from old age, illness, misery, and death not only for himself but for all beings (including his wife and child). It was his deep compassion that led him to the quest ending in enlightenment, in Buddhahood. It was compassion that now moved his heart towards the great renunciation. He became aware of suffering and became convinced that his mission was to seek liberation for himself and others. He finally came out of compassion to his wife and child again after becoming a Buddha, looking answers, suffering for many years, He finally came out of compasion not only for his wife and child but for all the living beings out there. This is meaning of true love. ☸ ?