The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 227 of 254

Inheriting the karma of a predecessor

Rather than being a rebirth of self, it is as if you inherit the habits and karma of your predecessor and you try to leave a decent legacy to the next person in the chain. But, in other ways, Akong does talk as though it will really be him in the next life.

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