Tag: Rebirth
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The Flow of (non)Self: Death and Rebirth
When a person dies, the flow simply continues. The feeling or idea that a particular person died is an illusion—at least from the point of view that there is no “I am” or self. To say that the person has substantially changed when dead would be like saying that a wave rising and falling is…
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War and Hate from a Buddhist Rebirth Point of View
I was at my weekly group meditation session when the topic of rebirth surfaced. There was not enough time to explore the topic in much depth, but the venerable participating in the discussion pointed out a fairly obvious implication if one believes in rebirth. If rebirth is true, then one should never participate in violence.…