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**iodillalm** · 08-20-2011, 04:59 AM

I'm not sure how anatta could be realized without reasoning

Hi FBM,
I don't see how anatta can be "realized" with reasoning. Reasoning can bring us to some kind of conclusion, or even firm conviction, but it's not in the same league as realization.

In my opinion, Buddha didn't set out up front to present a formal doctrine based on something he'd reasoned out. He reported what he actually discovered - no more, no less.

The mistake is to treat anatta like a philosophical stance or a kind of ontology, an

"ultimate"

as opposed to... whatever...

08-20-2011, 04:59 AM	#2
iodillalm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	I'm not sure how anatta could be realized without reasoning Hi FBM, I don't see how anatta can be "realized" with reasoning. Reasoning can bring us to some kind of conclusion, or even firm conviction, but it's not in the same league as realization. In my opinion, Buddha didn't set out up front to present a formal doctrine based on something he'd reasoned out. He reported what he actually discovered - no more, no less. The mistake is to treat anatta like a philosophical stance or a kind of ontology, an "ultimate" as opposed to... whatever...
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