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99 . is dependent on the existence of the parts around it His Holiness the Dalai Lama claims that understanding these expressions of dependent Another analogy for the organic relationship existing between the parts and the whole is the Mandala . The Mandala is a model that represents processes occurring in nature where there is always a center of energy feeding the parts around it . However, the very existence of this center of energy arising, cause and condition, and cause and effect, is the condition for the realization of emptiness, which is the foundation of all Buddhist teaching . In his book The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace he writes : "The teaching of dependent arising has vast implications . In general, everything comes into existence in dependence on other factors and conditions… . . Since things arise and come into existence in accordance with their causes, the Buddhist scriptures contain no presentation of a self . When we accept that everything is conditional, it is logical that we cannot accept an independent creator of the universe…and that any entity has an intrinsic existence that comes into existence independently of many factors…" He goes on saying "Everything that is composed from parts, or conditioned by causes and conditions, is impermanent and fleeting . Things do not stay forever . They continually disintegrate . This kind of ‘subtle impermanence' is confirmed by scientific findings in disciplines like cosmology, neurobiology, psychology, and particle physics, disciplines that are the result of generations of scientific investigations . Their findings are closely related to Buddhist teachings . " This concept of interdependence and continuity was presented in a public talk given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in which he noted : "The construction of the whole is caused continually by the disintegration of its parts . For example, the butter lamp as a whole is a source of light due to the melting of the butter . The melting of the butter is caused by the heat produced by the lamp" .
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פורטוגלי, נילי
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