No Self, Selflessness (Anatta/Anatman) & the Five Aggregates

The concept of no self or selflessness (also known as anatta or anatman in Buddhism) can sometimes be confusing. If there is no self, then who or what is experiencing our present reality? The Buddha taught that there are five aggregates that constitute a living being; however, to solely identify with these is to rob ourselves of knowing our true nature which isn’t defined by these five phenomena.
In this video, I explain in detail what these five aggregates (khandhas or skandhas) are and how the Buddha’s teachings of no self serves as a liberating reminder that our thoughts, feelings and perceptions are not to be taken so seriously; that instead there is a way to live in this world with a greater lightness of being.
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Suttas used in this video:
"Gaddula Sutta: The Leash (2)" (SN 22.100), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30 November 2013,www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"Bahuna Sutta: To Bahuna" (AN 10.81), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30 November 2013,www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"‘When you know for yourselves...’: The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas", by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 23 April 2012,www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/au....

[@charmaine7301]

Love this way of perception...gives us more room to grow rather than labelling our selves.....

[@justko2909]

Thank you🙇 for this, it is really difficult to understand the 5 Aggregates at first. Even I as a long time Buddhist, I had to search videos after videos to fully understand it. So thank you for this. May you be well, may you be happy and may you be peaceful. May every sentient beings be well, may every sentient beings be happy and may every sentient beings be peaceful and rejoice in these merits. For us to search for this is us wanting to be on this path that Buddha had wanted us to be in. Namo amitofo 🙏.

[@virakvijay4957]

ATA kari Sutta

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

Eye consciousness. That realization that you’ve been staring off into the distance; realizing what your eyes were focused on while you’ were actually seeing with your mind’s eye.

[@charmaine7301]

Beautiful explanation 👌😃your passion for Buddhism shines through!

[@doingtime20]

Best exposition of the five aggregates I have seen, very understandable, thank you.

[@skrrskrr99]

I swear. I've read so many pages and seen so many videos on this subject and specifically the 5 aggregates. This video is probably the only one that made perfect sense to my pea brain. Thanks!

[@megan6o6]

I've tried reading about the no-self and the five aggregates and never fully grasped the concept. Thank you for this video, it made things a whole lot clearer!

[@jacobmichael462]

I could try to help you go into it and figure out what it means just let me know.

[@jjfoerch]

This was the most cogent explanation of the aggregates I've found so far.

[@pasanperera6460]

You guys may have more knowledge if you follow Vipassana meditation who found by the lord Buddha 2500 years ago. There are almost more than 130 Vipassana Meditation Centers in world-wide. dhamma.org I have done 4 of 10 day meditation courses and it changed my way of thinking & behavior completely ...

[@truth8307]

@@pasanperera6460 I have done it too. I met students who are recommended by their doctors too.

[@markbrad123]

One of the best Dharma talks ever made

[@user-ln4kp2ig1s]

We must think comfort, the end of suffering the closer we get to being comfortable with our selves & others. "He came to send US the🕊️Comforter"!

[@tempesnyder6243]

She has such a gift, explaining this all so well.

[@AmanuelGeda]

Many thanks Mindah-Lee. I enjoyed your calm and indepth analysis. Your presentation is simply beautiful. Thx.

[@K0GAi.]

Wow, that was something! I've read about the aggregates however the way you presented them and explained the whole idea surrounding Anatta is just simple and fabulous! Thank you for exemplifying- really a jewel!

[@ronrush]

Thank you for the clear teachings. With gratitude and appreciation, I am looking forward to part 2! :)

[@sandeshthane8012]

Why I am here after 4 years , thanks for all these thoughts !! These thoughts make us calm and encourage us to see always forward in our life !!

[@staypeace5955]

Thank you for this beautiful Dhamma...🙏

[@westsidesmitty1]

Thank you for putting the link to part 2 in the description!

[@xBrittBritt22x]

Every time I watch this video I want to relike it. This accerated my spiritual journey so much. I wish I knew this year's ago. Thank you so much for this life changing information.

[@JustWalkJapan]

Beautifully taught -- perfectly clear. Thank you.

[@michaelh2935]

This is the clearest explanation on this topic I've ever seen, thanks!

[@mikekeyes6102]

This is the best talk on this subject that I know of - so clearly explained.

[@wenwyn105]

Thank-you so much for making these videos on the teachings of the Buddha. They are helping me immensely understand concepts that were hazy to me before. Also, I experience an increased measure of calm after watching your videos. I am very grateful for the time you put into making these.

[@sonamtenzin2690]

I have listened to Minjur Rinpoche's exlanation on no self in tibetan and your presentation compliments the concept clearly. Thank you very much.

[@taviyo]

I really like you eloquent way of explaining the aggregate part of the self. So enlightening.Thanks!

[@galumpha]

Thank you very much for this helpful and informative video. It makes this seemingly-abstract subject much more real.

[@kaydecourval]

You are amazing! I have been having so much trouble grasping this idea and you have perfectly explained it. Thank you so much

[@JezaJames]

You're an awesome teacher. I list to this as a lead into my zazen pratice. Thank you, I love it!

[@cynthiachazen3420]

You are an amazing teacher and speaker. Blew my mind.

[@robertcarleo6846]

This is one of the clearest explanation of Anatta and the five aggregates I have heard! All in only an half hour. Thank You Mindah-Lee.

[@SleepingSun4]

I do appreciate your teaching very much. You have a wonderfully calm and joyful way of presenting these teachings, and its always a pleasure to learn from you. Thank you for this interesting video and all the others too. Have a lovely day with Buddha Blessings :)

[@pasanperera6460]

You guys may have more knowledge if you follow Vipassana meditation who found by the lord Buddha 2500 years ago. There are almost more than 130 Vipassana Meditation Centers in world-wide. dhamma.org I have done 4 of 10 day meditation courses and it changed my way of thinking & behavior completely ...

[@truth8307]

Agree that she is good, hope she carries on sharing. She earns good karma for herself too.

[@SonicPhonic]

Wonderful video, thank you. Anatta seems like one of the most important teachings in Buddhism and this video is very well researched and clearly presented.

[@coertzenjfs]

Thank you so much! Namaste!

[@shrutidhoke]

This was very insightful. Thank you so much for this wonderful video.

[@jimsimon1140]

This is VERY good and I learned a great deal. You've wonderfully explained things I've listened to in the past.

[@msartpc2]

Thank you so much for your awesome explanation of the 5 aggregates. Most unexpected and enlightening insight into how we believe in the me identification. Love and peace.

[@Dougcrockett27]

Thanks for this (and all) of your videos and posts. I am so glad to have found your KZbin Channel. All so helpful and instructive to a newby like me. You are posting exactly what I am ready to hear and learn. I'm all caught up though.... so keep going! :)

[@user-ln4kp2ig1s]

We're not our names that only describe US to a certain extent but "a life of no questions needed" is the true goal in knowing "knowledge passes away"!

[@WilliamRampart]

Thank you so much Minda-Lee! This video helped me so much to understand all these different things about Buddhism. I never understood Buddha's definition of Form until now! Namaste Minda-Lee :) I give you all my blessings.

[@sjferguson]

I love your content so much. You really have a gift for explaining the Dharma in a way that makes it easier to understand. My experience with the Dharma is that it seems really simple on the surface but man, it gets deep really quick! 😊

[@PlaneCDR]

Excellent video. This is the best explanation I have heard! Thanks for posting it.

[@brenwyckoff]

Thank you for your diligence in mastering the teachings and your clarity in explaining the concepts.

[@Atropis88]

very comprehensive and informative. really clarified a concept i've been having trouble understanding. thank you!

[@gonia24]

Brilliant teaching. Thank you.

[@kyzer7777]

I like that you quote directly from the suttas..thank you

[@rishabhsinha2005]

Beautifully explained!...Would love to see a complete series of videos on Buddhist teachings.

[@mandawalapannawansa8991]

Dear daughter, your presentation is great! You deserve much merits!

[@jamesclayton5135]

i am just starting to learn about this and i certainly wish i had of received this information years ago. i am being persistent in meditating . i have no one to talk to about this but i am watching the monks learning every day and you also are very good in explaining it is very helpful. thank you. i needed this

[@veranami]

Very good Mindah-Lee.Clearly and articulately explained.Thank you

[@AdrianMartinez-bg5kl]

Wow, I've been listening to lectures for years and yours was by far the best! Thank you so much.

[@mapacave]

as someone trying to grasp these concepts I really like your videos

[@aaronf.186]

Mindah, thank you for changing my life....also, its so cute when you're laughing at your own jokes.

[@jannikmoller5929]

Wonderfull clear and genuine. All the Buddhas from the 3 times and ten directions bless You. Karmapa Chenno. May we all become victorious!

[@helentan7516]

🙏for explaining the five aggregates in such simple term. Finally I fully understand it and the importance of Anatta.

[@parmydeol6966]

So beautifully explained Thankyou Thankyou ❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@briancareymusic1]

Greetings from Ireland again.thanks

[@grim789]

Loved this thank you so much for your incredible videos eloquently described and easy to understand this really helped out.

[@srikanthingilela]

Thanks a million times Mindah... Buddha bless you!

[@konchoknorbuakapetercamaro1587]

Thanks Mindah, much easier to hear you teach on this than try to understand from the traditional texts.

[@macphail1974]

I never understood this concept, though I had read about it several times, until watching this video. Thank you.

[@JustinTweed]

This is a great video for anyone who is new to buddhism or the five aggregates. :)

[@johnverhallen8658]

In other words, the ignorance towards EGO causes all these sufferings. Nicely put together video.

[@bike4aday]

One of the best explanations! Thank you so much!

[@diplodocus3]

If only Buddhism had not been vanished from India, this sub-continent would have been so prosperous. I hope I gain the mental strength to help revive it to its full glory! And may peace & prosperity follow perpetually

[@nitin1947]

@Barry Woods how much population of India is Buddhist? They have been masscared centuries ago. less than 1% of India is Buddhist and most of them are regugees from Tibet. Though there are lot of Buddist inscriptions, rock carvings in India the Dhamma and Buddhist population is vanquished.

[@karthikbhat84]

@@nitin1947 simply dont spread false about india ..buddism is not masced like wht westren people thing .its diclined due to islamic invesion of india cos buddism are more non voilence religion ...at that time when islamis attacked just cant resisist.so they eithier converted or killed so plese do some reserch and come

[@truth8307]

Well, karma is fair and able to find its way. Look at the covid-19 pandemic and see who are those who died. Will you expect so many from Western countries that are hit later ? Why are they so foolish or unprepared ?

[@bukayosaka5695]

@@karthikbhat84 Ever heard of pushyamitra shunga or Shashanka of gauda ? Learn some history

[@castelessaastik4655]

@@bukayosaka5695 Lol kumaril bhatt debated buddhist and defeated them in arguments

[@BillSikes.]

Thank you Mindah, this is the best and most complete explanation of emptiness on the entire internet, I listen often, and you've helped me no end to deepened my own understanding of this very subtle topic of Sunyata.. Thank you and best wishes..

[@DailyWisdom999]

Very good teachings. Well done! :)

[@JohnMichaelHamlin]

Thanks so much for this video. It was very helpful.

[@mael-strom9707]

My aggregates are getting a warm fuzzy feeling ...please continue.

[@hersonpuman3316]

Hi Mindha, I realy needed this reflection this evening. Thank you for your very insightful presentation. Very very clear......

[@supremereader7614]

I only grasped that sense of unrestricted identity at the end of this video - and this was the second time I watched it. Thanks 🙏

[@hughjohn1960]

Had near death when I was 16 in a gray area fleet like I was myself but also not myself total calm and peace no thoughts

[@mike.legare99]

Very nicely laid out.

[@jaylg2000]

Hi Mindah, Thank you so much for this video. May you gain much merit. Jayantha

[@yusefendure]

Thank you. Well done. Insightful.

[@hoydilla]

Thank you so much for your knowledge and dharma teachings...

[@mattlovesjiyu]

wow, i never knew Buddhism was so interesting.

[@pasanperera6460]

You guys may have more knowledge if you follow Vipassana meditation who found by the lord Buddha 2500 years ago. There are almost more than 130 Vipassana Meditation Centers in world-wide. dhamma.org I have done 4 of 10 day meditation courses and it changed my way of thinking & behavior completely ...

[@bedokgentler]

It is. Peerless

[@truth8307]

It is. The most amazing is after more than 2500 years already, nothing in Buddha's teachings have been found to be wrong, illogical or incompatible with any scientific discoveries. Too bad this religion never proselytize or eager to spread and what most people understand of Buddhism is either just a little bit of it or twisted.

[@victorystar8586]

@@truth8307 Well, Buddhism does not share their belief with people who do not wish to know. Will anyone listen to something that they are not interested in? The first 5 followers of Buddha waited for him to be enlighted so that they could listen to his teaching. Thus, they stay silent to those who do not wish to listen, but share enthusiatically to those who do.

[@truth8307]

@@victorystar8586 I guess karma can find its way. People whose mental ability has not reached such level won't get to understand Buddhism too. This why despite that people studied science, still a large majority of are still ignorant(in believing a god). Due to karma and rebirth.

[@user-wn4sb9hb8j]

Your voice is so sweet . And thank u for this video , i really got advantage of no self in my work :)♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@talersakhouangvilay736]

Hello Mindah, thanks so much for helping of spreading the dhamma. You're doing a wonderful job. My Father from San Diego CA . forwarded me your video. Sadhu..............sadhu.............sadhu. May your mission spreads worldwide to all the beings.

[@frankacvs]

Really beautifully explained. Thank you!

[@napalama]

Thank you, it is very beautiful, pleasant to listen and easy to understand such complicated concepts video.

[@mattlovesjiyu]

wow, that was mind-blowing!

[@mikemcclymont936]

Loved this video. Thank you.

[@shamanicrevolution2204]

Very well explained. Thank you

[@cesarjake4867]

Great video. Although in my experience, along with a feeling of liberation is a sense of loss, depression, and confusion linked to the sense that if I'm "no self" than what am I other than a stream of experiences.

[@imonk9028]

I am thankful for this

[@Adam-oe6jg]

So much love , Thank you

[@AlankaraProductions]

Thank you. Great teaching. Sadhu🙏🏻

[@newfilmtrailer7733]

Hi.. I like your teaching from 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰.. As born buddist. You are right.. It is true.. Namo buddhaya..

[@dontbelieveinez]

Great video! Helped me to understand a lot.

[@canvasation.]

Amazing video, therapeutic

[@kacatley9258]

16 unlikee? Really ?! Wonderful work and educational!👍🏽👏🏽 thanks ! ☸️🕉

[@Mr.rajjjkumar]

Amazingly explained ❤

[@wesleygovender6579]

Thank you, you ex[plain with simplicity and eloquence

[@mayurtirpude9367]

One of the best explanation.. Thank you. Keep it up

[@sarahmackenzie5641]

Thank you, Mindah. There is so much information here, could you possibly create individual programs on these many pieces? What i mean is one for each aggregate, one for the senses, etc. I'm learning a lot from your work; thank you.

[@amasing1110]

Wonderful explanation of the teaching of the Buddha. Anatta is quite a different doctrine in comparison to the teachings of most religions. Your accurate explanation without interpretation appears to be exactly what the Buddha taught. Sadhu sadhu!!

[@steve114YT]

Excellent lesson, Mindah. Thank you for this great topic. :)

[@catherinea3118]

Love your videos Mindah thanks

[@mr.logician1915]

Very Well Said Dear Dhamma Sister 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@memeingthroughenglish7221]

I feel like this is so freeing in terms of not having a solid identity that is ours through letting go of who we thought we were and who we should be, we can just let ourselves be and be open to the changes. I've been an English teacher, and have decided to go back to school to study AI. When I think of my academic history and who I should be, this switch seems almost impossible, but when I let go of my past knowledge and work experience, I don't see why it's not possible for my mind to learn, given that I have the correct input. It's amazing how our identity is comprised of our surroundings, and can so drastically change if we let ourselves surrender to new surroundings.

[@aaronsc1936]

She inspires peace and joy