How should “all consciousness is not-self” in Anattalakkhana Sutta be understood without collapsing into nihilism?
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In SN 22.59 the following passage is to be seen-
> You should truly see any kind of consciousness at all—past, future, or
> present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior;
> far or near: all consciousness—with right understanding: ‘This is not
> mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Given classical Buddhist doctrine is often said to avoid both extremes of eternalism and nihilism, how is this teaching to be interpreted in a way that avoids collapsing into nihilism (ucchedavāda)?
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Apr 18, 2026, 10:20 AM
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