They are to be regarded as "not-self"... not as something "you have".cappuccino wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:10 pmBody isn't self, mind isn't self. And yet you have a body and mind.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:23 pmall things are described as not-self, ergo they are not a soul.
If you wish to put your eggs into the soul basket, then be my guest, but don't think you can twist the Buddha's teaching to accommodate your soul theories.
Metta,
Paul.