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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: Solon who wrote (4727)12/12/2000 11:36:11 PM
From: average joe  Read Replies (4) of 28931
 
Rave on old one, but my definition is closer. The extinguishing of self part was told me by an ex-Buddist monk who later became a Tridentine priest. I think these sources are closer to the meaning than your Webster's.

buddhanet.net

philosophy.about.com

Extinction (as you put it) would mean death or obliteration.
The Nirvanic state was meant to be something like Catholics experience in the beatific vision. newadvent.org
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