Dalai Lama said: Buddhism need not be the best religion though it is most scientific and religion and inquisitive. But Buddhism has no answer to certain questions like the existence of Atama (Soul) and rebirth. Dali lama said that as an individual he believes in rebirth as he had come across a few cases of rebirth. Modern science, Dalai Lama hoped would unearth the mystery behind the rebirth. (In DH –dec-212009-Gulbarga).
Buddhists do not believe in Athma but they believe in emptiness. Buddhist fail to realize the emptiness is the nature of the Athma. Emptiness itself is Athma. emptiness is the fullness of consciousness without the illusory division of form, time, and space. Without the Athma it is impossible to prove nonduality.
The Athma is the Self. The Athma is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs.
Until one thinks of his body as the body, the ego as the ego the universe as the universe he remains in ignorance because he is still in ignorance and he is unaware of the fact that they too are the consciousness.
The Upanishads have the answer to the existence of the Atama.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God) is in the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.
Sage Sankara disagrees with Buddhists who say, there is nothing - a nonentity. Sage Sankara believes there is some reality, even though things are not what they appear to be. If one knows the truth, he will know what to do to find inspiration for action. The seeker of truth‘s subject is to know what is it that is Real.
Advaitic Sages disagree with Buddhists (Vijnanavadin) only on the Ultimate question, but they agree with their idealism fully.
Even when you say "I am not" you are thinking. Hence, every thought means positing some existence. To exist is to be thought of hence our criticism of Sunyavada which says there is nothing. In saying "There is nothing" they are unconsciously positing something. The thought of nothing is existence itself. Hence only by refraining from thought can they state their case. The thought itself is an object. The negation of existence is a thought. The presence of an object means duality. Hence, this proves that the Sunyavadins never understood non-duality, ie. Brahman.
Buddhism agrees in thinking that the ego sees itself; they do not admit there is anything that sees the ego: they say there is no proof that any witness exists. When thoughts are there, thoughts become conscious of themselves. Skandhas that appear and disappear are objects only Buddhists are unaware of the subject.
Remember:~
People who argue that Soul does not exist are not aware of the fact that their own existence is dependent on the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
One should not conclude because some great thinker said so or some philosophy says so. Without consciousness, the mind, which is present in the form of the universe ceases to exist. Man ceases to exist without the universe. The universe ceases to exist without the Soul, the Self. The Soul can exist with or without the universe., which is the dualistic illusion.
However, one can attest to the fact that the Soul does exist because the whole physical existence is dependent on it. Even though one can't see it but he cannot exist without it. Without the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, nothing can exist and nothing can be known or seen or experienced.
Until one thinks of his body as the ‘Self’, he will remain ignorant of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, he remains unaware of consciousness because he exists in the dualistic illusion. He identifies the ‘Self’ with the physical body and becomes ignorant of the Soul and experiences the dualistic illusion as a reality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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