Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 06/04/2020

Before his awakening, the Buddha investigated the aggregates in terms of their gratification, drawback, and escape.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought: ‘What’s the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form … feeling … perception … choices … and consciousness?’ Then it occurred to me: ‘The pleasure and happiness that arise from form: this is its gratification. That form is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback. [Read More]