Is There a “Self”?

September 22, 2019

• Citta – Basis of Our Experience and Actions
• Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event
• Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
• Vision Is a Series of “Snapshots” – Movie Analogy

• Do I Have “A Mind” That Is Fixed and “Mine”?

• Chachakka Sutta – Six Types of Vipāka Viññāna

• Sakkāya Diṭṭhi in Terms of Attā or “Self” or “Ātma”

• An Apparent “Self” Is Involved in Kamma Generation

Subsection: “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Not ‘Self’ or ‘No-Self’“

Conclusion: “Origin of Life – One Creates One’s Own Future Lives“
– That only leads to more suffering. Creating new lives stops with attaining Nibbāna/Arahanthood.