And then there is the functional law - cause and effect. This refers to phenomena that we normally posit in relation to something else, like parts and the whole, right and wrong, etc. Then Buddha spoke of the law of dependence. In the same way, why are our physical bodies composed of certain atoms and chemical particles and so on? Again, there is no reason it is simply its nature it is simply the way it is. Why is consciousness in nature? There is no reason. Buddha spoke of the law of nature which includes such factors as consciousness, or mind, being the nature of luminosity and knowing. I think it is also important to understand that there are different ways of observing these phenomena. On this question I think it is also important to understand that there are three types of phenomena - one is phenomena which can be directly observed, the obvious phenomena, the second is the slightly concealed phenomena which could be realised through the reasoning process, and the third is the very concealed phenomena. that consciousness is without beginning or end. So, since the latter viewpoint has many inconsistencies, we can arrive at the conclusion that it must be the other way around i.e. One is through logical reasoning and the other is from seeing that if consciousness did have a beginning and an ending, a lot of contradictions and mysteries could not be explained. ![]() ![]() Questioner: How does one arrive at the conviction that our consciousness has no beginning or end?ĭalai Lama: Generally speaking, there are two ways of coming to such a conclusion. Home › Buddhism › No Beginning, no End, by Dalai Lama
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