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**OlegSan** · 10-05-2010, 10:54 PM

I've always struggled with concept of rebirth, so past or future lives are not important to my practice, right here and right now are whats important.

Hello Gary,

The question is about the usefulness about the believe of rebirth for the practice of the Buddha Dhamma. In this sense to know that it is not important for the practice of what the historical Buddha taught, do not mean that rebirth do not happens. For the here and now practice, for meditative skills, for understanding the Four Noble Truths, for the realization of the Eightfold Noble Path, for the understanding of anatta, dukkha and anicca, for taming the mind about hate, greed and Ignorance, rebirth is not usefull.

Practice just because, practice here and now... and the rest will come by itself...

10-05-2010, 10:54 PM	#9
OlegSan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	I've always struggled with concept of rebirth, so past or future lives are not important to my practice, right here and right now are whats important. Hello Gary, The question is about the usefulness about the believe of rebirth for the practice of the Buddha Dhamma. In this sense to know that it is not important for the practice of what the historical Buddha taught, do not mean that rebirth do not happens. For the here and now practice, for meditative skills, for understanding the Four Noble Truths, for the realization of the Eightfold Noble Path, for the understanding of anatta, dukkha and anicca, for taming the mind about hate, greed and Ignorance, rebirth is not usefull. Practice just because, practice here and now... and the rest will come by itself...
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