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Old 09-23-2011, 10:53 PM   #7
PristisoliTer

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Isn't Sucitto just repeating (rebirthing?) the bhikkhu Sati's heresy (MN 38) here?

What do you think?
I don't think so. Sati's heresy lay in claiming "this same consciousness" transmigrates from life to life -- i.e. that consciousness is some sort of permanent entity.

Ajahn Sucitto speaks of consciousness being "generated" from previous lives; in other words, because of a causal relationship. In a similar way, the 5-year-old "me" gave rise to the 20-year-old "me", and eventually the current 45-year-old "me", but the process doesn't require an Atman. It can be explained via causality and dependent origination. So "generated" actually strikes me as a fairly appropriate word.

There may be good reasons for skepticism about rebirth, but purported conflict with MN 38 isn't one of them -- in my opinion.
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