Dhamma Talk Video 167: The Truth
Here’s a 65-min recorded video (216MB .mp4 - Tip: tap-and-hold to “Download link”, or right click to “Save Link As…“).
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the 3 characteristics in Theravada Buddhism, anatta, not-self, a sense of self dropping away, crazy wisdom, lifestyle of the hunter-gatherers where the sense of self was much less, a connection to the land we live on, speech which stays in its context, avoiding speech which is not “of the essense”, sobremesa, Kalyana Mittas
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Pali References:
- “Dhamma”: truth; reality; truth behind the teaching; teaching; discourse; doctrine; nature; character
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Mastodon posting on a Mahayana-style “3 characteristics”
In Buddhadharma the word “understanding” is used in a way that’s at odds with ordinary philosophy. It refers to a knowing that has three characteristics: ineffability, non-divisiveness, and being devoid of subject and object. Ineffable means understanding is not an idea. Non-divisive means its emergence is without any mental conflict. In a word, it’s peaceful. Devoid of subject and object means one is no longer disposed toward a rational basis for understanding. It’s direct.”
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