8902 – [1 of 5] Atammayatā
Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu introduces the Pāli word ‘atammayatā’ as something that might seem a little bit strange, but we’ve been traveling all over looking for it without even knowing it. Maybe there’s something not quite satisfying about life, there’s something missing in life, and so we’re in search for it although we don’t really know what it is or where we might find it. He points out that if one meditates to the fullest, if vipassanā progresses completely, then it will come to just this thing, atammayatā. Although the word atammayatā is difficult to translate, he feels that the most correct English translation is ‘unconcoctability,’ and explains what this is and how we can free our minds from the concocting of ideas, moods, and emotions.
This Dhamma teaching was offered by Tan Ajahn on 5th February 1989.
Live English translation by Santikaro Bhikkhu; 70 minutes
Atammayatā series
8902 – [2 of 5] Understanding Atammayatā through Metaphors
8902 – [4 of 5] The Path for Realizing New Life
8902 – [5 of 5] The Path That Leads to Atammayatā