Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 03/23/2020
The Buddha teaches Rāhula about the senses, aggregates, and elements in light of the three characteristics.At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Are sights permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… sounds … smells … tastes … touches … thoughts …” “… eye consciousness … ear consciousness … nose consciousness … tongue consciousness … body consciousness … mind consciousness …” “… eye contact … ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … mind contact …” “… feeling born of eye contact … feeling born of ear contact … feeling born of nose contact … feeling born of tongue contact … feeling born of body contact … feeling born of mind contact …” “… perception of sights … perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception of tastes … perception of touches … perception of thoughts …” “… intention regarding sights … intention regarding sounds … intention regarding smells … intention regarding tastes … intention regarding touches … intention regarding thoughts …” “… craving for sights … craving for sounds … craving for smells … craving for tastes … craving for touches … craving for thoughts …” “… the earth element … the water element … the fire element … the air element … the space element … the consciousness element …” “… form … feeling … perception … choices … Is consciousness permanent or impermanent?
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