Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection, safety and security, just as a child depends on its parent. For self-preservation man has conceived… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection, safety and security, just as a child depends on its parent. For self-preservation man has conceived the idea of an immortal Soul or Atman, which will live eternally. In his ignorance, weakness, fear, and desire, man… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it. The label is immaterial. Even the label 'Buddhism' which we give to the teachings of the Buddha is of little importance. The name one gives is inessential…… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
As long as you are conscious of yourself, you can never concentrate on anything. — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively (yath?bh?tam). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise, nor does it frighten and agonize you with all kinds of imaginary fears and sins.… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
It is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing. The teaching of the Buddha is qualified as ehi-passika, inviting… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
“Human language is too poor to express the real nature of the Absolute Truth or Ultimate Reality which is Nirvana. Language is created and used by masses of human beings to express things and ideas experienced by their sense organs and their mind. A supramundane experience like that of the Absolute Truth is not of such a category. Therefore there… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share
“Here the four elements of solidity, fluidity, heat and motion have no place; the notions of length and breadth, the subtle and the gross,… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
All great work artistic, poetic, intellectual or spiritual is produced at those moments when creators forget themselves altogether and are free from self-consciousness. — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
There is no unmoving mover behind the movement. It is only movement. It is not correct to say that life is moving, but life… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
“What we call life...is the combination of the Five Aggregates, a combination of physical and mental energies. These are constantly changing; they do not… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
“To be attached to one thing (to a certain view) and to look down upon other things (views) as inferior—this the wise men call… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
