Who am I? Interview by Dr. Vipula Wanigasekera

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The Buddha gives a good simile for this. In the Vīṇopamasutta in the Samyutta Nikaya, Buddha says, the self is like the sound of a musical instrument. It does not actually exist on the absolute level. It is just a result of a process of the 5 aggregates. In another simile, he says, the self, is like a rainbow, it is just an illusion. A rainbow does not exist with respect to the water and light. On that level, it is an illusion. However we cannot say the rainbow does not exist at all either. The rainbow is real relative to other things. For example. A rainbow is not real compared to the water and light. But a rainbow is real when compared to a mirage. But on the absolute level, there is no rainbow, it is just a process. An arahant has realized this process of the 5 aggregates, and hence, does not create a me, or a self (asmimana, sakkaya ditthi, atta). The practice to realize this, is the Eightfold path, mainly Cattara Satipatthana.

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Thank you Sumi 😊

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Thanks very much for both of you. Please start programs in sinhala language for beginners

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You can check the Sinhala channel below. youtube.com/@coachingwithdilmi?si=MMSqilb9qgXG-HB8

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