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Rebirth

Thich Nhat Hanh · July 18, 2003 · Plum Village, France
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This talk details the teachings of Buddhism, focusing on concepts like interbeing, no-self, rebirth, karma, and the Eight Noble Paths. Understanding the absence of a separate self is crucial, as we are interconnected with ancestors and descendants. Buddhism challenges beliefs in eternalism and nihilism, emphasizing impermanence and interconnectedness. Through meditation, misconceptions about self and rebirth are dispelled, understanding that thoughts, speech, and actions (karma) shape our continuation. Practicing right mindfulness, concentration, and view leads to right thinking, speech, and action. Avoid extreme views of immortality and annihilation, embrace the insight of no-self, and cultivate compassion and understanding. Recognize interconnectedness to transcend suffering, understanding reality beyond concepts of birth, death, being, and non-being. Through meditation, achieve freedom and nirvana, dispelling illusions and suffering.

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