June 14, 2019; revised October 23, 2019; May 25, 2022; December 24, 2022
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – Wrong Views of a “Self”
1. When one gets rid of sakkāya diṭṭhi (together with vicikicca and silabbata parāmāsa), one becomes a Sotāpanna and will never be reborn in the four lowest realms (apāyā).
- It may be hard to believe that only a change in one’s worldview (dassanena pahātabbā) leads to this enormous change.
- The Sotāpanna stage cannot be attained by just doing moral deeds. (In fact, silabbata parāmāsa is the wrong belief that living a righteous life alone can liberate oneself).
- Getting rid of sakkāya diṭṭhi requires a deep understanding of how nature works. Tilakkhana, or the Three Characteristics of Nature, encompasses those basic principles: anicca, dukkha, and anatta.
- Here, we will examine this relationship, which will help eliminate sakkāya diṭṭhi.
November 3, 2024: The rest of the post needs to be revised.
