Friday, October 14, 2016

The Consciousness Is Not The Soul


When the Buddha analyzed the psycho-physical life, He found only these five aggregates or forces*. He did not find any eternal soul. However, many people still have the misconception that the soul is the consciousness. The Buddha declared in unequivocal terms that consciousness depends on matter, sensation, perception and mental formations and that it cannot exist independently of them.

---Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda---


*Matter, Sensation (Feelings), Perception, Mental Formations, and Consciousness.



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