Ep 5, Stairway to Heaven, The Buddha's Version

Commentary on the Diamond Sutra in a world of AI.

Ep 5, Stairway to Heaven, The Buddha's Version - Part 1 (Sections 4,5)

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Ep 5, Stairway to Heaven, The Buddha's Version - Part 1 (Sections 4,5)

David James

Feb 11, 2022

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These two sections, 4 and 5, bring out the emphasis on attaining Perfection or Buddha Nature by effort - through the practice of Ethics.

Does the effort of ethics to reach Nirvana and other metaphysical states of non-knowing, of nothingness, trap the seeker into a permanent struggle to achieve this elusive state?

Put another way, is effort itself delusional that distracts the seeker away from his first-hand subjective experience towards their own transcendence?

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Commentary on the Diamond Sutra in a world of AI.

These podcasts are discussions on the #DiamondSutra and its relevance in a world that will be dominated by Artificial Intelligence.

The crisis we face today is our own belief, that AI can replace humanity’s own consciousness by the false assumption that AI can become Sentient one day, and in some cases some incorrectly believe AI has already become sentient.

The Diamond Sutra offers truisms on Illusion and Perception, Can these truism be relevant, when the computer becomes so dominant that our jobs, functions are taken over by computers or bio-engineered robots and humankind becomes superficial? This could be the pivotal question of our times.

What if thinking machines outthink us? What if robots do our work? Have you asked yourself, where is your real essence, your true identity in this networked environment and the Techno Utopia that we seem to embrace?

Many Sections of the Diamond Sutra throw up contradictions and are treated separately and any of these episodes can be read or listened to in no particular order

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