Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/27/2020

Posted on July 27, 2020

One of the most extensive discourses in this collection begins with the Buddha saying that when anyone recollects a past life, all they are recollecting is the five aggregates. He then gives a distinctive set of definitions of the aggregates in terms of their functions, and discusses them from various aspects.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, whatever ascetics and brahmins recollect many kinds of past lives, all recollect the five grasping aggregates, or one of them. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #79. Itchy 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/26/2020

Posted on July 26, 2020

When a lion emerges from its lair and roars, animals are terrified. Similarly, when the Buddha teaches of the impermanence of the aggregates, even the gods are filled with fear. This is illustrated with a set of verses.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, towards evening the lion, king of beasts, emerges from his den, yawns, looks all around the four directions, and roars his lion’s roar three times. Then he sets out on the hunt. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #78. The Lion 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/25/2020

Posted on July 25, 2020

One who is freed after truly understanding the aggregates is a perfected one. They are the best of beings, even up to the pinnacle of existence. At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #77. The Perfected Ones (2nd) 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/24/2020

Posted on July 24, 2020

One who is freed after truly understanding the aggregates is a perfected one. They are the best of beings, even up to the pinnacle of existence. A set of verses extols the perfected ones.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #76. The Perfected Ones 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/22/2020

Posted on July 22, 2020

Only a noble disciple truly understand the five aggregates’ origin, ending, gratification, drawback, and escape.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, an uneducated ordinary person doesn’t truly understand the origin, the ending, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. An educated noble disciple does truly understand the origin, the ending, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #74. Origin 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/21/2020

Posted on July 21, 2020

Only a noble disciple truly understand the five aggregates’ gratification, drawback, and escape.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, an uneducated ordinary person doesn’t truly understand the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. An educated noble disciple does truly understand the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.”

#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #8. Itchy  #73. Gratification 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/20/2020

Posted on July 20, 2020

Venerable Surādha asks the Buddha how to see so as to let go of conceit and be freed. The Buddha tells him to contemplate the aggregates in terms of not-self.At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Surādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, how does one know and see so that the mind is rid of ego, possessiveness, and conceit for this conscious body and all external stimuli; and going beyond discrimination, it’s peaceful and well freed? [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #7. The Perfected Ones  #72. With Surādha 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/19/2020

Posted on July 19, 2020

Venerable Rādha asks the Buddha how to see so as to let go of conceit. The Buddha tells him to contemplate the aggregates in terms of not-self.At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Rādha went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, how does one know and see so that there’s no ego, possessiveness, or underlying tendency to conceit for this conscious body and all external stimuli?” “Rādha, one truly sees any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; coarse or fine; inferior or superior; far or near: all form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #7. The Perfected Ones  #71. With Rādha 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/18/2020

Posted on July 18, 2020

One should let go of desire for what appears tantalizing, namely the five aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Mendicant, give up desire for anything that’s stuck in what’s arousing.” “Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!” “But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement? [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #7. The Perfected Ones  #70. Definitely Arousing