What is Saṃsāra?
Embodied Philosophy
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0:01 [Music] samsara refers to the cycle of death and rebirth it is the natural cycle of
0:11 creation maintenance and dissolution that all material things undergo for nearly all philosophical systems stemming from the Indian subcontinent
0:22 the true self is viewed as pure awareness it is eternal and categorically different from all material things although in each cycle
0:33 of samsara it inhabits a material body and appears within one of the various species of life including aquatics plants insects reptiles birds mammals
0:49 and humans according to the dharmic traditions the type of material body the self experiences is due to karma which is the concept that one's birth life
1:02 experiences and lifespan are the result of deeds previously performed because the true self is eternal the natural cycle of samsara is viewed as wholly
1:14 unnatural to the true nature of the self after all how can the individual sentenced to death but offered a last meal before the execution enjoy that
1:26 meal in light of the fragility and impermanence of life how can we find lasting happiness grounded in the belief that samsara is a cycle of birth and
1:39 death imposed upon the true self most spiritual systems of India such as yoga and Vedanta concern themselves with removing this imposition by various
1:50 spiritual practices such as meditation study and devotion success in spiritual practice is said for moksha or liberation from samsara
2:03 failure to attain moksha results in reincarnation that is consciousness is made flesh again in another round of life and the struggle for existence that
2:14 always culminates in death samsara as a concept calls upon one to examine what is truly important in life in other words it raises the question
2:26 what is ultimately meaningful if everything is ultimately impermanent the answers to this question either inherited or investigated deeply largely
2:38 influenced the trajectory of one's life and possibly the life to come thus while the movement towards moksha may be gradual
2:47 each life contains the possibility for Awakening and liberation [Music]