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**stuck_in_WA** · 08-04-2010, 08:33 PM

Is not the subject and the object of our khandas ultimatley one and the same?

I am currently about two thirds of the way through Sue Hamilton's book "Early Buddhism: A New Approach" with subtitle "The I of the Beholder". Your equating of the subject and object as the same is precisely her thesis. She also seems to equate "self" with the khandas and their interactions, although I'm less sure that this interpretation fits.

As an aside, the book is densely written for a neophyte like myself but it is an enjoyable read. I'm new enough to Buddhism that many of the concepts take time to percolate and "sink in".

08-04-2010, 08:33 PM	#11
stuck_in_WA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	Is not the subject and the object of our khandas ultimatley one and the same? I am currently about two thirds of the way through Sue Hamilton's book "Early Buddhism: A New Approach" with subtitle "The I of the Beholder". Your equating of the subject and object as the same is precisely her thesis. She also seems to equate "self" with the khandas and their interactions, although I'm less sure that this interpretation fits. As an aside, the book is densely written for a neophyte like myself but it is an enjoyable read. I'm new enough to Buddhism that many of the concepts take time to percolate and "sink in".
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