8902 – [3 of 5] New Life
Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu states that the ‘new life’ is in fact very ancient, and the life of dukkha, of stress and suffering, is much newer. In this talk he provides an outline of the new way of life and the pitfalls to avoid. He explains that the problems – dukkha – are like waves of the ocean that arise and pass away, but the ocean is always there. When the waves have passed away there is peace and coolness. If we can remove feelings of ego and self, and positive and negative, from our lives, then there won’t be any more of these waves, there won’t be any more dukkha. He then goes into detail on how concepts and feelings and beliefs in ‘ego’ and ‘self’ are just illusions.
This Dhamma teaching was offered by Tan Ajahn on 7th February 1989.
Live English translation by Santikaro Bhikkhu; 79 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