8612 – [4 of 6] TheThings Called ‘The Five Khandhas’ (continued)
Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu emphasizes that in order to understand the burden of life we must understand the five khandhas completely. Just talking about them or listening about them is not enough – we need to clearly see the five khandhas when they are functioning. He describes the three kinds of khandhas: when attachment has not arisen, when the mind has attachment of ‘I’ or ‘mine,’ and when the mind is pure as found in the Arahant, the enlightened being. He encourages us to carry the practice of vipassanā to completion, and then there will be the pure khandhas and the mind truly at peace without attachment to any of the khandhas. The talk ends with an explanation and recitation of the Bhara Sutta – The Burden.
This Dhamma teaching was offered by Tan Ajahn on 6th December 1986.
Live English translation by Santikaro Bhikkhu; 88 minutes
The Five Khandhas series:
8612 – [1 of 6] The Burden of Life
8612 – [2 of 6] The Problem of Every One of Us
8612 – [3 of 6] TheThings Called ‘The Five Khandhas’
8612 – [4 of 6] TheThings Called ‘The Five Khandhas’ (continued)
8612 – [5 of 6] Originating Causes That Turn Life into Dukkha
8612 – [6 of 6] Fruits of Removing Self from the Five Khandhas