June 16, 2024 at 12:53 pm
#50286
Participant
I’m not sure it’s safe to say that. While reading this sutta, Arahant Khema Theri said that it is wrong to say this. Of course, she said this in the context of parinibbānna but it can apply during the lifetime of an arahant. Arahants do not see an I anywhere.
You are right. I just wanted to explore my understanding of why both self and no-self and incorrect approaches. For an arahant, the idea of “self” is not relevant but they are obviously not talking corpses, are they? An unenlightened mind has the perception of self and when one tries to negate that, they can get depressed. So we should think that there is a dynamic self and gradually comprehend why the 5 aggregates are not beneficial to be taken as one’s own.