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Originally Posted by jonesboy
Now go back and read that again. Don't skip over "the Buddha is affirming that the five aggregates are what you are".
But "to be a true self, has to be permanent" "but these five aggregates don't really qualify to be called a self because they aren't permanent."
Simple and easy to understand.
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The third misinterpretation is similar to the first, but it introduces the idea that a self, to be a true self, has to be permanent. According to this interpretation, the Buddha is affirming that the five aggregates are what you are, but these five aggregates don't really qualify to be called a self because they aren't permanent.
Do you not understand that this is saying according to this
(mis)interpretation, the five aggregates are what you are.
You either don’t understand English, or have some pathological approach to truth telling.
I’m convinced after multiple discussions with you that you cannot accept or ever admit that you are wrong, even when the truth is in plain sight. Deflection, denial, twisting words and facts to fit an agenda.
Ergo, if you can’t even be honest, no wonder you don’t understand Buddhist teachings, and cannot penetrate the truth of them.
Energy? Pff. So basic,
Jl