Complex, sensitive psychophysical
organisms interact with their natural and social environments. Organisms start
to act as they start to develop. How could their action pre-exist their
existence and what mechanism would transmit action into a newly conceived organism? Organismic
and social interactions preceded and produced individual activity. Some
consequences of our actions will continue after our deaths but the action itself
will cease when we do. Any actions occurring after our deaths will not be ours.
Zen meditation is transmitted by a
tradition whose teaching includes individual rebirth, a refinement of
reincarnation. Some people argue that Zen synthesises Buddhism and Taoism. Taoist
teaching did not include rebirth. Zen, present practice of immediate
awareness, need not presuppose acceptance of rebirth teaching. Consciousness is here and now.
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