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**Sowsunese** · 04-10-2012, 12:42 AM

Hi Humblegee,

I'm quite confused by your terminology - perhaps it is connected in some way to the Aikido that you're familiar with.

To me, 'Soul' is a Christian concept as is 'Spirit'. In Buddhism there isn't a concept of an eternal ego-entity.

In addition to Buddha's teachings on Anatta in the Pali Canon suttas such as "SN 22.59 - Anatta-lakkhana Sutta: The Discourse on the Not-self Characteristic"

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit....059.mend.html

(which was mentioned earlier in the thread by Abhaya, but I've used the Mendis version), I definately recommend that everyone who hasn't already done so also reads "Anatta and Rebirth" by Ajahn Buddhadasa.

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Bo...nd_Rebirth.pdf

A.

04-10-2012, 12:42 AM	#37
Sowsunese Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	Hi Humblegee, I'm quite confused by your terminology - perhaps it is connected in some way to the Aikido that you're familiar with. To me, 'Soul' is a Christian concept as is 'Spirit'. In Buddhism there isn't a concept of an eternal ego-entity. In addition to Buddha's teachings on Anatta in the Pali Canon suttas such as "SN 22.59 - Anatta-lakkhana Sutta: The Discourse on the Not-self Characteristic" http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit....059.mend.html (which was mentioned earlier in the thread by Abhaya, but I've used the Mendis version), I definately recommend that everyone who hasn't already done so also reads "Anatta and Rebirth" by Ajahn Buddhadasa. http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Bo...nd_Rebirth.pdf A.
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