Bhikkhu Bodhi: Introduction to Buddhism - 3.The Nature of Existence | Lectures

[@BobDole-]

Thank you for posting this. Thank you very very much 🙏

[@markfuller]

‣ Purpose of spiritual life under Buddhism (fully understand nature of one's _own_ experience: 5 aggregates of clinging) - 0:16 ‣ Two steps to understand our experience of existence (analytical & experience) - 3:54   ‣ First step (analytical/understanding) - 4:35     ‣ Five aggregates of clinging: - 4:53       ‣ *1.* Material form - 8:32         ‣ Four primary elements - 9:16         ‣ Secondary forms of matter - 11:58       ‣ Mental - 13:38         ‣ *2.* Feelings - 14:08         ‣ *3.* Perceptions (six categories) - 15:13         ‣ *4.* Mental forms - 16:44         ‣ *5.* Consciousness (six types) - 18:04     ‣ The aggregates constitute the existing body: who we are - 20:42     ‣ Aggregates accurately seen through the 3 characteristics of existence (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, no self)- 21:24       ‣ These 3 characteristics not usually seen due to ignorance - 23:20         ‣ Two functions of ignorance: negative (obstruction) & positive (illusion, perversion) - 24:01           ‣ Perversions operate at 3 levels (perception, thought, understanding) - 25:08             ‣ Four perversions occur at each level - 26:01               ‣ Unattractive = Attractive - 26:08               ‣ Dukkha = pleasure - 26:30               ‣ Impermanent = permanent - 26:49               ‣ Ego (non-self) = self - 26:57

[@markfuller]

. . . . . . ‣ The 3 characteristics are understood in 2 stages (intellectual/understanding, experience/insight) - 28:25         ‣ *1.* Impermanence (two aspects: gross & subtle) - 29:38         ‣ *2.* Unsatisfactoriness/suffering (oppressiveness) - 40:00         ‣ *3.* Non-self (illusion of self, ego as self) - 42:13           ‣ Example: rope or snake - 48:08           ‣ Two Questions: nature of selfhood? & why is the person not a self? - 50:13             ‣ Four notions of selfhood (permanence/duration, simplicity, unconditioned, in our control) - 50:41             ‣ Why is the person not a self? - 54:53               ‣ Identify self in 5 aggregates: aggregates are insufficient - 57:08               ‣ Distinguish self from 5 aggregates: can't be done - 1:06:11             ‣ Similes by the Buddha- 1:08:58             ‣ Non-self can be reborn (what is reborn)? - 1:10:15   ‣ Second step (understanding our experience of existence) - 1:12:37     - After understanding: experience & realization of the 3 characteristics of existence. _Hint:_ custom playback speed 0.85 improves intelligibility.

[@viviantruong8708]

Thank you

[@micoaruno]

May compassion, patience, and wisdom, win over Love, hate, and the greed for money.

[@buddy.boyo88]

this sounds astoundingly like naturalism

[@zawtika2606]

Good Bhande

[@StopFear]

The audio is too poorly recorded. Many word cannot be made out.