The Buddha’s teachings, plainly, from the early suttas.
Today’s fundamental Wednesday 28 October
The 5 Aggregates of Clinging to the Self
What we call a self is five changing processes: form, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness. None of them, alone or together, is a fixed self.
Reverend, form is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering has ceased and ended.
Today’s antidote
When you think “I am angry” or “I am anxious”, rephrase it: “there is anger”, “there is anxiety”. It is happening, but it is not you.
A moment to check in
Are you experiencing any of these at the moment?
There is no wrong answer. Simply noticing is the practice. Not sure what one means? Hover over it.
What this meansWanting something pleasant through the senses — a taste, a sight, a sound, a comfort, a pleasant thought.
What this meansWanting to be or become something, or for something to last — to succeed, to be seen, for this moment not to end.
What this meansWanting something to stop or disappear — a feeling, a problem, or the urge to escape it all.
What this meansNone of these seem to be present just now.
Foundations
14 core teachings, each with the practice that goes with it.
- Four Noble TruthsThe foundation of Buddhist understanding: suffering, its cause, cessation, and the path.
- Noble Eightfold PathThe practical path to liberation: right understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.
- Dependent OriginationHow suffering arises through interconnected processes, with focus on the key sequence for daily practice.
- Three Types of CravingCraving for sensual pleasures, existence, and non-existence — the driving forces of suffering.
The Pali Canon
Five collections of discourses, in Bhikkhu Sujato’s translation. Select any verse as you read to keep it in your Dhamma Deck.