Nirvana, Moksha and Oneness

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Part A:

After watching the first video on some of the differences between Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta (Hinduism), answer the following questions:

1. What are “the five aggregates,” according to Buddhism, and how do they fit into the Buddhist teaching on “the self”??

2. How does the Swami define Nirvana?

3. How does the Swami describe Moksha?

4. In the simplest way you can, how would you summarize the difference between Nirvana and Moksha?

Part B:
After watching the second video, about the Buddhist approach to Non-Duality, answer the following questions:

1. What are your thoughts about the concept of ownership, as proposed in the video?

2. What would looking at human skin, under a microscope, suggest to us, from the Buddhist perspective?

3. What is the key to happiness?

The following are the links to the videos: Buddhism vs Advaita Vedanta Links to an external site.

Aloneness to Oneness Links to an external site.