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consider about the laws of duals, the law of 'starting to ending', etc and you will find how the nature has boundaries and nothing can go beyond these boundaries. like the law of gravity and how the whole universe is a giant recycling factory. When you learn these things, and compare with Buddhism, you can find similarity in the learning attitude.
Buddhism says there are two universes or worlds - outer universe and inner universe. Outer universe is that outside ones body and inner universe is the body itself. Buddhism emphasizes on the observation of the inner universe - that is to find the nature of mind and body and to release all the craving, misconceptions and false-beliefs by realizing the true nature of the body and the mind.
The Buddha said the mind that knows itself is free.
Just the way how the outer universe is fixed with a set of law, the inner universe is too fixed with similar laws.
By understanding the law of the inner universe, one is free from oneself. This is the ultimate goal of Buddhism.
The Buddha never said His teaching is His own. But He only said there have been countless Buddhas before Him and They just taught the same law of the inner universe and the law of the nature or Kama (karma).
And whoever sees that set of law of the nature (Tamma/dharma), understands just what the Buddha said. The Buddha said, "whoever sees the Tamma, sees me".
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