Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/08/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha for a teaching before going on retreat, and the Buddha says that he should abandon desire, explaining what is liable to cease in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is liable to cease. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/07/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha for a teaching before going on retreat, and the Buddha says that he should abandon desire, explaining in terms of the various teachings in SN 23.11–21.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/06/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is liable to cease, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of things being ‘liable to cease’. What is liable to cease?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are liable to cease. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/05/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is liable to arise, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of things being ‘liable to originate’. What is liable to originate?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are liable to originate. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/04/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is liable to vanish, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of things being ‘liable to vanish’. What is liable to vanish?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are liable to vanish. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/03/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is liable to end, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of things being ‘liable to end’. What is liable to end?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are liable to end. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/02/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is of selfless nature, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘naturally not-self’. What is naturally not-self?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are naturally not-self. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 11/01/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about not-self, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘not-self’. What is not-self?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are not-self. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 10/31/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about what is of painful nature, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of ‘things that entail suffering’. What are the things that entail suffering?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are things that entail suffering. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence. [Read More]

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 10/30/2020

Rādha asks the Buddha about suffering, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’. What is suffering?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are suffering. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”