The Meaning and Characteristic of Anatta
Channel: Samatha Vipassana Trust
Date: 2021-08-19

This Dhamma talk is about getting a better handle on the meaning and use of the characteristic of “Anatta” -- the impersonal nature of everything.

When clearly understood, how can  this help our meditation, how can it help make Life a whole lot easier? We will examine the first teaching of this Characteristic by the Buddha in his second sermon given to the Five Ascetics. It is called the ANATTALAKKHANA SUTTA found in SN 22.59 This Characteristic of Nonself has a kind of a twist in order to understand what the teaching really was. The Five Ascetics were rather tuned up to receive this through this sutta. However, for us today, certain parts of the Chachakka Sutta MN-148 can be of more help to see how to work with it to clear up how this teaching helps all people to release a LOT of suffering in life once it reaches our brain.

Date: 18 August 2021
By Sasana Dipika Ven. Khanti Khema

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+ How to practice Forgiveness Meditation? 
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+ A complete guide to the meditation as taught by the Buddha:
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