Many Views Besides Dhamma

 Many Views Besides Dhamma

Buddhist view one cannot see the beginning of the Rebirth Cycle and one can only see the present moment in relation to past and future.

Buddhist goal is to end this cycle.

It seems an easy premise but in reality is a very difficult task.
 

Stream Entry is the way forward and goal of Dhamma.

Dhamma is the 63rd view.

Read Bhikku Bodhi's Brahmajala Sutta.

62 Views are the Wrong views.

18 about the past

Eternalism

1. Some see certain number of Past life or Rebirths (both self and cosmos) and come to the view and the belief that the so called self is permanent.

These are seen (not observed in this life) with deep or immersive Samadhi states.
Goes beyond the reality (inevitable change of any physical phenomenon) and become a view or opinion of permanent self and being.

2. Some see it for eons and also the evolution of the cosmos.

3. Some see 30 or 40 eons.

4. Some come to the view of eternalsm by simple logic.

If one becomes attached to any one of these views one is bound to be "Reborn Again" due to grasping to these views of eternalism of self and cosmos.

Not grasping to these views is the Dhamma way of Samadhi.

These principles are indeed, hard to see, hard to understand, beyond the scope of reason, sublime, peaceful, subtle, comprehensible to the astute and the Buddha makes them known after realizing them with his own insight.