There and Back Again: The Unity of Samsara and Nirvana in Tantric and Zen Buddhism

Sasha Manu
Sep 7, 2018 · 10 min read

The Four Noble Truths are the spiritual, metaphysical, and ethical grounding for Buddhism. They succinctly outline the nature of our existence as suffering, and offer a pragmatic way of transcending this condition, via the Noble Eightfold Path. This path is a journey that takes a being out of the realm of Samsara and into Nirvana. Samsara is…

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Sasha Manu

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Insatiably curious student of life. Writing about Physics, Philosophy, and Dharma. Weekly newsletter at https://apsis.substack.com

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