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Are rebirth threads reborn?

RichardHRichardH Veteran
edited June 2010 in General Banter
Is each new rebirth thread a continuation of a previous rebirth thread?... or is it a new rebirth thread distinct from the previous one? What is carried forward in each new rebirth thread?




just curious. :D

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  • patbbpatbb Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    What is carried forward in each new rebirth thread?
    this ↑

    ;)
  • GuyCGuyC Veteran
    edited June 2010
    It seems to be the "same" people (I know, I know, Anatta) who come to the rebirth threads over and over again, so perhaps there is a continuation.
  • LincLinc Site owner Detroit Moderator
    edited June 2010
    I just had a good chuckle, thanks.
  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran
    edited June 2010
    I don't concern myself with such questions. They are too deep for me.
  • truthseekertruthseeker
    edited June 2010
    The twelve nidanas of rebirth threads:

    1. With ignorance as condition, ideas arise.
    2. With ideas as condition, opinion arises.
    3. With opinion as condition, debate arises.
    4. With debate as condition, debate threads arise.
    5. With debate threads as condition, opposition arises.
    6. With opposition as condition, quarrel arises.
    7. With quarrel as condition, off-topic postings and ad-hominems arise.
    8. With off-topic postings and ad-hominems as condition, moderator intervention arises.
    9. With moderator intervention as condition, closed debate threads arise.
    10. With closed debate threads as condition, brooding arises.
    11. With brooding as condition, craving arises.
    12. With craving as condition, new rebirth threads arise.

    Cheers, Thomas :lol:
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited June 2010
    I've got a distinct feeling of deja-vu here......:hrm: :D
  • pegembarapegembara Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Is there rebirth? Yes, no, maybe, yes, no, maybe .......

    The spinning continues.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited June 2010
    Ok, let's look at it differently then.
    Is there rebirth?
    Maybe, no yes, maybe, no, yes....

    See?
    Puts a whole new different slant on things.....


    :p
  • daveysmithdaveysmith
    edited June 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    Is each new rebirth thread a continuation of a previous rebirth thread?... or is it a new rebirth thread distinct from the previous one? What is carried forward in each new rebirth thread?




    just curious. :D


    um. scratching my head.
  • daveysmithdaveysmith
    edited June 2010
    pegembara wrote: »
    Is there rebirth? Yes, no, maybe, yes, no, maybe .......

    The spinning continues.
    same here. there is no actual proof.
  • VictoriousVictorious Grim Veteran
    edited June 2010
    truthseeker wrote: »
    The twelve nidanas of rebirth threads:

    1. With ignorance as condition, ideas arise.
    2. With ideas as condition, opinion arises.
    3. With opinion as condition, debate arises.
    4. With debate as condition, debate threads arise.
    5. With debate threads as condition, opposition arises.
    6. With opposition as condition, quarrel arises.
    7. With quarrel as condition, off-topic postings and ad-hominems arise.
    8. With off-topic postings and ad-hominems as condition, moderator intervention arises.
    9. With moderator intervention as condition, closed debate threads arise.
    10. With closed debate threads as condition, brooding arises.
    11. With brooding as condition, craving arises.
    12. With craving as condition, new rebirth threads arise.

    Cheers, Thomas :lol:

    Do you have a reference to this sutta please...


    :p.

    /Victor
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited June 2010
    may all rebirth threads know happiness and the causes of happiness :p
  • RenGalskapRenGalskap Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    Is each new rebirth thread a continuation of a previous rebirth thread?... or is it a new rebirth thread distinct from the previous one?
    Before asking whether rebirth threads are reborn, you must first ask whether they can be born, or whether they are unbearable.
    Richard H wrote: »
    What is carried forward in each new rebirth thread?
    It's like burning down your ex-boyfriend's house. The flame of the match ignites the gasoline, but the two flames are not the same flame.
    Richard H wrote: »
    just curious.
    You certainly are, but we're all a little odd in some way.
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Well, the causes are always the same (ignorance, confusion), so I guess you could say that each new one is spawned from the causes that gave rise to the previous one. Or something like that...

    Palzang
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Well, the causes are always the same (ignorance, confusion), so I guess you could say that each new one is spawned from the causes that gave rise to the previous one.

    Yeah, tell me about it.
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Victorious wrote: »
    Do you have a reference to this sutta please...


    :p.

    /Victor


    It's wrongly translated anyway:p
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