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

[@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

[@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.

[@doingtime20]

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

[@TomAto-u8v]

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.

[@charmaine7301]

Beautiful explanation 👌😃your passion for Buddhism shines through!

[@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.

[@AmanuelGeda]

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

[@Nutanimalsstory2690]

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

[@markbrad123]

One of the best Dharma talks ever made

[@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.

[@ronrush]

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

[@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!

[@allanlee7683]

After watching a few other videos on the 5 aggregates, this is the most understandable. Your presentation is easy to grasp. Thank you.

[@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.

[@westsidesmitty1]

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

[@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.

[@michaelh2935]

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

[@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 !!

[@taviyo]

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

[@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.

[@TomAto-u8v]

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"!

[@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!!

[@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

[@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.

[@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! 😊

[@mikekeyes6102]

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

[@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.

[@newfilmtrailer7733]

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

[@cynthiachazen3420]

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

[@staypeace5955]

Thank you for this beautiful Dhamma...🙏

[@bth992002]

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh writes: ....The ascetic Vacchagotta's gotta's visit to the Buddha. Vacchagotta asked, "Reverend Gautama, please tell me, is there a self?" The Buddha did not say anything. Vacchagotta asked again, "Then you do not think there is a self?" The Buddha remained silent. Eventually, Vacchagotta left. -Afterwards, Ananda asked the Buddha, "Venerable Sir, when you give us Dharma teachings you often speak about no-self. Why did you not reply to Vacchagotta's questions concerning the self?" The Buddha replied, "The teaching of no-self that I give the bhikshus is a means to guide you to look deeply in your meditation. It is not an ideology. If you make it into an ideology, you will be caught in it. I believe the ascetic Vacchagotta was looking for an ideology and not for a teaching to help him in the practice. So I remained silent. I did not want him to be caught by the teachings. If I had told him there is a self, that would not have been correct. If I told him there is no self, he would have clung to that dogmatically and made it into a theory, and that would not have been helpful either. That is why I kept silent." --In the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra (Taisho 475), the silence of the layman Vimalakirti is praised by the Bodhisattva Manjushri as a "thundering silence" that echoes far and wide, having the power to break the bonds of attachment and bring about liberation. It is the same as the lion's roar that proclaims, "It is necessary to let go of all the true teachings, not to mention teachings that are not true." -This is the spirit we need if we want to understand the Sutra on Knowing in the Better Way to Catch a Snake. -The first precept of the Order of Interbeing represents the same spirit: "Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. Buddhist systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth." Teachings that are received as doctrines or theories are no longer teachings. They do not liberate, and the person receiving them is caught. In most precept texts, the first precept is not to take life. Not taking life, however, is not unique to Buddhism. In the Jainism of the naked ascetic Nirgantha, for example, restrictions concerning the taking of life were far more severe than in Buddhism. But in the spirit of breaking the bonds of attachment to ideology, the practice of the precept not to kill goes much further in Buddhism. - A person caught in a doctrine or a system of thought can sacrifice millions of lives in order to put into practice his theory, which he considers the absolute truth, the unique path that can lead humankind to happiness. -With a gun in hand, a person can kill one, five, or even ten people. But holding on to a doctrine or a system of thought, one can kill tens of thousands of people. Therefore, unless the precept not to take life is understood in terms of breaking the bonds of attachment to ideology, it is not truly the precept taught by the Buddha. Thich Nhat Hanh. Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake.

[@Traderhood]

Very convenient answer. But really, if there were no selves who was having that conversation?

[@leforain]

Thank you so much for posting this! I think very, very few people understand this point. Isn’t this in many ways the same thing as the difference between “knowing about” something and actually “knowing” something?

[@Vatulvasava]

@@Traderhood The mind is having this conversation not some unchanging Atma/Soul/Self which cannot change and therefore cannot function in anyway as any function like "having this conversation" implies change . Your Atman/Soul/Self by definition is unchanging ( Sankaracharya 's Tatva Bodha , Chapter 8 Verse 8.0-8.1

[@Traderhood]

@@Vatulvasava My mind doesn’t have mouth to speak. My body does. But my mouth doesn’t speak whenever my mind thinks. Sometimes I (self) speak, sometimes I don’t. There is my I that is different from your I. I am a different self from your self.

[@Vatulvasava]

@@Traderhood So is one mind different from the other . Also the mouth of a corpse doesn't speak , only a mouth whose mind wishes consciously or unconsciously speaks. . No self is required as it is just a concoction of the mind . If there is no mind there is no concept of a self . Thank You for your response 🙏🏼 And any way an unchanging Self cannot function as function requires change , which I notice you haven't answered properly ? The mind is changing so it can function . A corpse without a mind doesn't speak .

[@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

[@JustWalkJapan]

Beautifully taught -- perfectly clear. Thank you.

[@AdrianMartinez-bg5kl]

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

[@kyzer7777]

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

[@kaydecourval]

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

[@jimsimon1140]

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

[@konchoknorbuakapetercamaro1587]

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

[@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.

[@helentan7516]

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

[@michaelcuthbert-ys7wg]

By far the clearest explanation I have heard. Would you agree that the five children climbing over the Budai represent the five aggregates ? They tease him, yet he remains unperturbed ! Thank you for looking after us by helping us on the Way.

[@alantracy6757]

This Vedic perspective is Just like cbt thoughts, core beliefs feelings and behaviour.

[@galumpha]

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

[@macphail1974]

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

[@coertzenjfs]

Thank you so much! Namaste!

[@mandawalapannawansa8991]

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

[@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 ?

[@Modammm]

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

[@castelessaastik4655]

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

[@haitruong4966]

My english listening skills isn't good, i hope subtitles will appear in next times to i can know more about what you say. Thank you so much.☺

[@유연준-b9p]

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

[@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 🙏

[@jannikmoller5929]

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

[@rishabhsinha2005]

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

[@crystaljohnson139]

I have just found the path your videos are amazing may they plant great karmic seeds

[@tarzan40005]

Anata is a wonderful teaching. Several teachings are superb. Yet, teachings alone are not really adequate to experience this. Practical lessons are essential. Our of the many I found on you tube I discovered Rupert Spira. Meditations on this conducted by him are excellent. It's now been 2 years and much recommend that those wanting to experience no self can try the meditations by him. Best wishes

[@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.

[@astonery0]

Please when are you writing a book 🫢 this is beautiful. Very clear!!!

[@parmydeol6966]

So beautifully explained Thankyou Thankyou ❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@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.

[@JezaJames]

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

[@johnverhallen8658]

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

[@ocemgencer]

thank you for this dharma-talk. very much appreciated. there were a few keypoints i really enjoyed, which differed in giving some more detail. such one would be the hint to the consciousness not fettered and thus not rooted from the skandhas. there were other details, which led me to a bit more deepened understanding... thank you...

[@shrutidhoke]

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

[@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.

[@brenwyckoff]

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

[@RBCraneGongfu]

Fantastic explanation, as you say yourself I wish western modern psychology would come to realize this already for it seems like it is lagging behind what was already known for millenias in asia. CBT is losing ground as being too simplistic and my own psychologist was advocating for detached mindfullness when facing with difficulties, so maybe they are slowly getting there haha.

[@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 ...

[@croftperkins]

I had a rough landing after I got out of the military in 2015. My rampant alcoholism ended that career. I finally got the VA to send me to rehabilitation and there was no choice. Everyone attended the mindfulness classes. I don't know what/how it did, but after the first session, I've been practicing everyday since then. Haven't had a drink, nor the desire to, either. My experiences inside the mental health machine of the government is that they are keenly aware, as well. They're doing all they can, but it's like curing cancer. They don't make enough money curing people. I think it's going to change rapidly over the next few years. We've had a rough couple of years and there's a lot of hurt people.

[@mael-strom9707]

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

[@subashkantibaruanepal5913]

Good explaination about Anatman (Anatta).. Much thank to Mindah-Lee-Kumar. I am from from Bangladesh.

[@aaronf.186]

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

[@wesleygovender6579]

Thank you, you ex[plain with simplicity and eloquence

[@brookbilney5332]

a difficult topic to relay to someone who does not at least practice meditation, a difficult concept that is experiential and rather beyond concepts. still we keep trying to explain. anicca dukkha annatta.

[@grim789]

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

[@bpotter9769]

Wonderful 👍🌟 thank you 🙏 😊 after knowing this what else does one need ✨👍😊

[@JustinTweed]

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

[@ianoian1]

I've been a Buddhist for about 50 years and I have to repeat what the great Buddhist monk, Ajahn Sumano said a while back. He had been meditating all his life as a Buddhist monk and said, when asked about 'him' he said, "there was never anybody there in the first place!"

[@Teller3448]

What is it that believes there-was-never-anybody-there?

[@brankovukovic1032]

@@Teller3448 good question,and answer!

[@nemoxero]

Vast gratitude for explaining so clearly….❤😊

[@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.

[@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.

[@hersonpuman3316]

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

[@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.

[@bike4aday]

One of the best explanations! Thank you so much!

[@mapacave]

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

[@mayurtirpude9367]

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

[@hoydilla]

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

[@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..

[@Laykingdom]

To Awaken from your dream of existence. No self, no suffering!

[@kacatley9258]

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

[@veranami]

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

[@RoyCoffee-w5b]

Thank you for your right action.

[@itissp]

Very lucid and clearly explained.

[@montidatta]

Brilliant video; I am inspired now to sign up for an online Buddhism course to learn more about the teachings. (I already practice sitting meditation, but I see I need more knowledge to gain more insight into the sitting practice.)

[@victortancheongwee]

Nice of you to share and make all the video. May u be well and happy always. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu. I would add that i understand buddhism from your video than from dhamma talk by bhate. Thanks you.

[@aaronsc1936]

She inspires peace and joy

[@PlaneCDR]

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

[@ahhinteoh5182]

Hello Mindah Where can I find part 2? As you said in the introduction as continuing consciousness?

[@georgegoodyear9631]

More insightful considerations for thought and reflection. I'll play this video a few more times, for a deeper understanding of the points and terminology raised. Then, I'll view your next instalment. Thank you.

[@Atropis88]

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