Yes, it seems to be more of an issue or problem for those philosophies that advocate a soul. If life / the soul begins at conception and then it later divides into identical twins, what is it? Is it two people sharing the same soul? How does it become 2 souls from one? But no problem with the Buddhist doctrine of anatta.SarathW wrote:David: Your comment was very interesting. When I raised this question I thought that identical twins question will be an issue to no soul theory.
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Quite a big problem with respect to abortions?
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
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SarathW wrote:Is Patisndi Citta or Vinnana (Rebirth conciseness) arise with the sperm or the egg?
From ignorance as a requisite condition come fabrications. From fabrications as a requisite condition comes consciousness.
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Metta,
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What does a ''rebirth consciousness'' actually look like ? How does it move about ?
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There is no “it” moving about. It is an ever changing process of an aggregate. When we die it is not only “one” body died. It is a complex aggregate changed to some thing else. This process is in force while I am writing this and the time you reading it. By the time you read this reply, I have changed to some thing else!
The following article may some help
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el102.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is no “it” moving about. It is an ever changing process of an aggregate. When we die it is not only “one” body died. It is a complex aggregate changed to some thing else. This process is in force while I am writing this and the time you reading it. By the time you read this reply, I have changed to some thing else!
The following article may some help
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el102.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”