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Full Idea
When a man considers this world as a bubble of froth, and as the illusion of an appearance, then the king of death has no power over him.
Gist of Idea
The world is just the illusion of an appearance
Source
Anon (Dham) (The DhammaPada [c.250 BCE], §13.170)
Book Ref
'The DhammaPada', ed/tr. Mascaro,Juan [Penguin 1973], p.60
A Reaction
Strictly, of course, this says you can 'consider' things this way. Perhaps we could substitute 'pretends', but the world's great religions don't go in for that sort of thing. Berkeley would be shocked to learn he was approaching Buddhism.
| 7893 | Our life is the creation of our mind [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7894 | Hate is conquered by love [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7898 | The world is just the illusion of an appearance [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7899 | Even divine pleasure will not satisfy the wise, as it is insatiable, and leads to pain [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7900 | Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7895 | Don't befriend fools; either find superior friends, or travel alone [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7896 | The foolish gradually fill with evil, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)] |
| 7897 | The wise gradually fill with good, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)] |