Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu reminds us that there isn’t anything which isn’t a dhātu, and elaborates on certain dhātus that we need to study and get to know in particular. He explains each of the six elements that compose the human being: the physical—earth, water, fire, and wind elements; the non-physical—consciousness element; and the neither physical nor nonphysical—space element. Next he details the very important stage where the six dhātus combine into the five khandhas, the five aggregates. We use the five khandhas to understand life—if we know the five khandhas are anattā, then positiveness and negativeness will have no more influence over our minds and then we will be free.

This Dhamma teaching was offered by Tan Ajahn on 5th August 1991.
Live English translation by Santikaro Bhikkhu; 70 minutes

The Dhammic Life Which Is Still a Secret series

9108 – [1 of 4] The Dhammic Life Which Is Still A Secret

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9108 – [3 of 4] The Five Sections Are Not-Self

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