Very interesting discussions here. I think the original cause of
samsara is one of the most important factors in understanding the
Buddha Dharma. So please allow me to join your discussion.
This 'unknowingness' is probably what Buddhism calls Ignorance,
the root cause for the samsaric Interdependant Origination -
(1) ignorance, (2) volition, (3) consciousness, (4) name and form,
(5) the six sense spheres, (6) contact, (7) feeling, (8 ) craving,
(9) clinging, (10) becoming, (11) birth, and (12) old age and
death.
Very true! Thats what the Buddha had realized when he was
enlightened.
I am getting these feelings/intuitions (written below)... This
may explain why there is samsara...
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In the beginning(of 'time')... there is just a great
undifferentiated awareness... but this awareness is not aware of
itself.
Then comes the enfoldment (encasing within a sense of self 'I" ),
creating references for the beginning of the understanding of
itself through reflections. Here is where all the myriad 'things'
and appearances are created.
But... then... these things do not really fully understand
themselves as the great awareness yet. There is a duality in
perception.That is these thing believe what they see as all-real,
not realising that there are just reflections of the original
undifferentiated awareness. But this duality is a necessary
process/stage for creating references for the expression of the
great awareness. This is samsara
Gradually, some of these things (as human or other advance
lifeforms) realise themselves as the great awareness and begin the
unfoldment/unwrapping (beyond the individual sense of self). From
here, we can see that realisation need the right condition and the
right form of body. .. because the right form of body will
determine the necessary intelligence and abilty for understanding.
Lower lifeform such as fish will never be able to
understand/realise because the brain is simply not designed that
way... yet.
So... there is 3 process here..
1. Undifferentiated awareness
2. Enfoldment creating reflections and forms, which are expressions
for understanding self.
3. Unfoldment/unwrapping or realisation of what really is.
Very true also! And even better if you are writing from your own
experience.
However, both statements failed to explain why and how ignorance or
enfoldment was initiated? Once I was told the reason is:
LOVE!
Its not from my own experience so I cant detail it. But I get the
rough idea that it has something to do with the degradation from
unconditioned love to conditioned love. And I think if someone
remembers how he got on Earth at the first place, it may help to
clarify the problem.
