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**HOTgirlsXXL** · 05-30-2012, 07:16 AM

Hmmm. I have to respectfully disagree, when you say it doesn't affect your practice. The Buddha taught Impermanence, perhaps the idea of your Mind/Conciousness continuing on, is something that can be hurtful to it, or hold you back. Perhaps it is still an 'attachment' or 'clinging'. But everyone of course has the right to their opinion. I am just curious, and wish to discuss it further. Perhaps I can be convinced of the latter.

Agreed, this was why the Buddha was clear that annihilationism and eternalism are both equally wrong view. Eternalism is clinging to the idea of an eternal self and contradicts the not self view, annihilationism promotes a limited view of the impacts and consequences of ones actions.

An agnostic view admitting that it's ok to be uncertain seems to me to be the appropriate response.

05-30-2012, 07:16 AM	#12
HOTgirlsXXL Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 347 Senior Member	Hmmm. I have to respectfully disagree, when you say it doesn't affect your practice. The Buddha taught Impermanence, perhaps the idea of your Mind/Conciousness continuing on, is something that can be hurtful to it, or hold you back. Perhaps it is still an 'attachment' or 'clinging'. But everyone of course has the right to their opinion. I am just curious, and wish to discuss it further. Perhaps I can be convinced of the latter. Agreed, this was why the Buddha was clear that annihilationism and eternalism are both equally wrong view. Eternalism is clinging to the idea of an eternal self and contradicts the not self view, annihilationism promotes a limited view of the impacts and consequences of ones actions. An agnostic view admitting that it's ok to be uncertain seems to me to be the appropriate response.
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