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To: LLCF who wrote (140)	8/5/2005 5:10:37 PM
From: FrozenZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26251

What are you talking about? The concept of a soul is antithetical to Buddhism. "Buddhists do not believe we have a soul. Rather, they believe that there is nothing in our lives which is permanent (or immortal). In each and every moment we are changing. For example, my thoughts are constantly changing as I think of what to write next on this page. My body is changing as skin cells die and fluid is taken in as I drink my cup of tea. You are also constantly changing even as you read these very words. Buddhists refer to this constant process of change as anicca (P) which literally means impermanence (i.e. nothing is permanent or does not change). Buddhists use the word anatta (P) to refer to the idea that we have no permanent part of us which we can call a soul [4]. This is in contrast to the Christian and Hindu teaching which says that even when our body dies the soul will live on either in heaven (Christian) or by being reborn into a new body (Hindu)."