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SUMMARY:Nibbana - Dr. Nalin de Silva
DTSTART:20231105T140000Z
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CONTACT:Himantha Cooray
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:*\n\nNibbana is no place. Nibbana is not some kind o
 f a super heaven or a place where sathva (beings) are born to be happy for
  ever. \n\nNibbana is simply the cessation of rebirth. Nibbana is the end 
 of the cycle of birth. \n\nThose who believe in a life after death are bas
 ically of three kinds. In the first category are those who believe that on
 e goes to heaven or hell. They believe that it is the soul that has a perm
 anent existence that ends up in heaven or hell.\n\nThe second category bel
 ieves in a cycle of births with a permanent soul again and the cycle ends 
 after uniting with Brahman. In Advaitha Vedanta (of Hindu philosophy)\, th
 e cycle ends with the realization that the Brahman and the soul are not se
 parate entities. \n\nBuddhists also believe in a cycle of births. However\
 , they don't belong to either of these two categories because there is no 
 soul permanent or impermanent. The cycle ends with the cessation of birth 
 and there is no soul that is destroyed or that exists eternally.\n\n*About
  the speaker:*\n\nDr. Nalin de Silva is a theoretical Cosmologist. He got 
 his PhD from Sussex University in 1970\, completing it within one and half
  years\, which is still an unbroken record at the University. His thesis w
 as on gravitational lenses and retrograde motion in General Relativity. La
 ter in Sri Lanka\, he also worked on epistemology and philosophy of scienc
 e. He has published numerous books and articles introducing new concepts o
 n how different systems of knowledge are related to cultures\, discussing 
 the difference between Dhamma and knowledge systems.\n\nEarlier this year\
 , Dr. Silva gave another insightful talk for CUBS\, which is available on 
 our Youtube Channel\nhttps://youtu.be/9Pwg6zFfNWk?feature=shared\n\n*More 
 about the event*\n\nThere will be free snacks and soft drinks after the ev
 ent. We hope to see many of you there! This is a hybrid event\, and the sp
 eaker will join online.\n\nIf you cannot join in person\, you are also wel
 come to join online.\n\n*Zoom ID: 84332262716*\n\nZoom link: "https://us06
 web.zoom.us/j/84332262716":https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84332262716
LOCATION:Pfeiffer Room\, Margaret Wileman Building (the main building)\, H
 ughes Hall
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