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Would a stream enterer no longer need the "I am the owner and heir of my karma" reflection?

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The following sutta quote shows the reflection that would cause the diminishing or abandonment of misconduct. However, this appears to be a method of skillful means for reflection by someone with self-view. A stream enterer would have discarded self-view (*sakkāya-diṭṭhi*), which is the first of the ten fetters . Therefore, would a stream enterer also automatically abandon the following skillful reflection or perhaps not need it anymore? From AN 5.57 : > “And for the sake of what benefit should a woman or a man, a > householder or one gone forth, often reflect thus: ‘I am the owner of > my kamma, the heir of my kamma; I have kamma as my origin, kamma as my > relative, kamma as my resort; I will be the heir of whatever kamma, > good or bad, that I do’? People engage in misconduct by body, speech, > and mind. But when one often reflects upon this theme, such misconduct > is either completely abandoned or diminished. It is for the sake of > this benefit that a woman or a man, a householder or one gone forth, > should often reflect thus: ‘I am the owner of my kamma, the heir of my > kamma; I have kamma as my origin, kamma as my relative, kamma as my > resort; I will be the heir of whatever kamma, good or bad, that I do.’
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May 10, 2021, 07:42 AM
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