More than one being in a single life

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More than one being in a single life

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I have seen in a sutta that some human are also asura.
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form wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:30 pm I have seen in a sutta that some human are also asura.
maybe by tendency and behavior
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...
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confusedlayman wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:33 pm
form wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:30 pm I have seen in a sutta that some human are also asura.
maybe by tendency and behavior
I sometimes manifest as a wrathful deity, myself.
Just ask the kids in my classroom.

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I have the sutta reference. It is in AN. Tomorrow I find it and show it here.
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angulimala sutta, angulimala was reborn in the holy life
I host a sutta discussion via Zoom Sundays at 11AM Chicago time — message me if you are interested
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confusedlayman wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:33 pm
form wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:30 pm I have seen in a sutta that some human are also asura.
maybe by tendency and behavior
It is a matter of the mind. Even the stages of Sovan, sakurdagami, anagami, Arhat are conversions of mind states.
Sura asura too are are states of the mind.
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