“Anyone who engages in Buddhist meditation is subscribing to the bizarre doctrine that they do not actually exist, that they have no soul, that they are not a Self. They are agreeing with the extraordinary proposition that Nature - inexplicably - deals in creating pointless illusions.” SoulPhilosophyMeditationBuddhismIllusionNo Self Book:The False Awakeners: Illusory Enlightenment Source: The False Awakeners: Illusory Enlightenment
“Suffering is essential to us, essential to our spiritual growth. A person who does not suffer might as well be dead, which is what Buddhism aspires to ... suffering is an indispensable part of life, without which we could never have joy. Who would turn their back on joy except a hater of life itself?” SufferingBuddhism Book:The False Awakeners: Illusory Enlightenment Source: The False Awakeners: Illusory Enlightenment