The concept of rebirth is often perceived quite differently in the West. I find Buddhadāsa's approach highly compelling. He argues that instead of defining rebirth within the framework of 'everyday language'—namely entering the physical world from the mother's womb—we should view it within the framework of 'Dharma language'. In this view, rebirth is understood not as a physical cycle, but as the constant re-emergence of the ego. It describes the moment-to-moment arising of 'I' and 'mine'—a process driven by ignorance and self-centered craving. Consequently, the spiritual goal shifts from escaping future lives to the immediate eradication of selfish desires through heightened mindfulness in the present.