Misunderstanding the intent behind the Kaccānagotta Sutta (effects on practice)

Hi!

I don’t have much internet time now, so I’ll keep it brief. I would say: The insight into Dependent Origination is an insight into the mechanics of rebirth. We need to inquire into this mechanism specifically (through our meditation, not the intellect). That’s why it matters how we interpret such suttas as SN12.15.

The key passage therefore is not the disagreement with other views but the following:

By the way, if I thought it didn’t matter for practice, I wouldn’t have written these things in the first place. :wink:

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