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From: tilley@ssd.Kodak.Com (David Tilley)
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Subject: Re: Are Zen enlightened people superior?
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Date: 5 Jan 91 01:53:19 GMT
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In article <1991Jan4.010410.2482@nas.nasa.gov> simmonds@demon.siemens.com (Tom Simmonds) writes:
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>Zen enlightenment requires the abandonment of the concept that there is
>some "self" or ego-substance. 


I hate to bring up Karma again and Re-birth again, but I will. This has always
been a problem for me.  There being no self, exactly who is reborn? Who has
any karma that goes between lives?  If there is no Self, how can "I" be reborn?
There is no "I". Is this "I" no more than a ripple in a stream? 


Dave