Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu continues his examination of dukkha and explains why the most important point in Buddhism is the one about ‘atta’ and ‘anatta’ or ‘self’ and ‘not self.’ He further elaborates on the five khandhas and how they torment us only if we attach to them. He warns against useless Buddhist books that offer superficial cultural stuff because Real Buddhism is just one thing – removing attachment, getting rid of that ‘I’ and ‘mine’ regarding the five khandhas.

This Dhamma teaching was offered by Tan Ajahn on 8th January 1989.
Live English translation by Santikaro Bhikkhu; 72 minutes

The Four Noble Truths series

8901 – [1 of 7] Introduction to Understanding the Ariya-sacca

8901 – [2 of 7] Meaning of ‘Ariya-sacca’

8901 – [3 of 7] Noble Truth of Dukkha

8901 – [4 of 7] Noble Truth of Dukkha’s Origin

8901 – [5 of 7] Noble Truth of Dukkha’s Quenching

8901 – [6 of 7] The Path Leading to Dukkha’s Quenching

8901 – [7 of 7] Concluding Facts about the Four Ariya-sacca