I am Thai. When I was young, my parents took me to a temple but I didn't have any faith or religion until when I was 19 years old I proved some of the truths that the Buddha said. I have practiced Buddhism ever since. I study the Tripitaka, meditate. Until now, it's been 24 years. I can confirm what the owner of this video said. in line with the true teachings of the Buddha You can be sure that the owner of the video clip understands and presents the Dharma according to the Buddha's teachings.
@@kongming5822 If I know which moment of this video you mean. I will answer you more to the point. Your question reminds me of the 5 obstacles to calming the mind (hindrance). 1.sensual desire (appearance drawn towards oneself) 2.illwill (appearance, pushing away from oneself) 3.sloth and torpor (looks not fresh, lethargic) 4.distraction and remorse; flurry and worry; anxiety 5.doubt; uncertainty All 5 of these are obstacles to peace of mind. in your doubts Organized in topic 4. when the mind is distracted It is like dirty water in a glass with sediment scattered. Couldn't see anything else in that water. as long as the mind does not put that distraction By concentrating on the feeling of one thing, one cannot calm the mind. But that doesn't mean No one can fix mental distractions. A-Nat-ta means non-self. No control. But there are many people who understand that If we can't control ,We couldn't fix anything. Indeed, what the Buddha said can not be controlled means If we wish that be like that Don't be like this, for example, let our minds be happy. Don't be sad. This is impossible. But things happen because of factors. Extinguished because of extinguishing factors. So we can create factors for results. For example, if you want to calm your mind, you can create factors by focusing on one thing. Our mind can only focus on one thing. It is like a stump narrow enough for only one person to sit on. when someone is already seated Others wouldn't be able to sit. So if you focus on one thing Nothing else can be intervened. However, there are many levels of calming down. If you want to calm down and concentrate at a high level It is necessary to eliminate all 5 hindrances. I apologize for not speaking English well. I've done my best to share what I know.
@iOSDiscordUser I appreciate you responding and sharing your knowledge with me. I am currently learning about impermanence and trying everyday to grasp and practice it. Maybe I will listen to the video again. The video is an incredible one and I do not wish to sound arrogant towards it. I just had the question on calming the mind because I meditate as well. Thank you kindly for your words of wisdom. Many blessings.
i’ve never found a practice that so closely explains everything i have known so deeply. i feel so comforted by buddhist ideology, it’s as if everything i’ve ever felt has been put into words. it brings tears to my eyes.
pretty much how i feel, when something like this resonates with you and you discover this journey yourself and then find out that buddha came to the same or similar realising aswell, it is an enlighting moment
@@jeffforsythe9514 if you mean Falun Gong, you better leave it before it really harmed you. It's just an anto-China political trick that make use of Buddhism, meditation and Chinese Gong Fu.
You should not be embarrassed about your video editing. This may be your first video, but I have listened to it already several times. So don't change much. The content and insight, the clarity, the connection to western ideas, is perfect. You have a gift, please continue to use it, when you have something that must be said. ❤
When I was young, my parents, especially my mother Hoa, took me to the temple, but at the time, I didn’t have any particular faith or religion. It wasn’t until I turned 19 that I experienced for myself some of the truths the Buddha taught. Since then, I have devoted myself to practicing Buddhism. I study the Tripitaka, meditate regularly, and now, after 24 years of practice, I can confidently affirm that what the creator of this video shares is truly in line with the Buddha’s teachings. You can trust that the Dharma presented in this video reflects the authentic teachings of the Buddha. After more than 20 years of studying and practicing Buddhism, I can say this is one of the best explanations of "non-self" I have ever encountered. Thank you, and Namo Buddhaya!
I’ve been practicing and learning Buddhism for over 20 years and this is one of the best explanations of non self that I’ve came across. Thanks and Namo Buddhaya!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I'm just begining Vipassana practice. I was feeling confused, irritated and rather afraid. Now after listening carefully to your explanations I can see wider and clearer. Thank you☸
@@pratik6342 No need. The Buddha taught the atman in the Mahaparinirvana sutra. “You, monks, should not thus cultivate the perception (samjna) of impermanence, suffering and non-Self, the perception of impurity and so forth, deeming them to be the true meaning [of the Dharma], as those people [searching in a pool for a radiant gem but foolishly grabbing hold of useless pebbles, mistaken for priceless treasure] did, each thinking that bits of brick, stones, grass and gravel were the jewel. You should train yourselves well in efficacious means. In every situation, constantly meditate upon [bhavana] the perception [samjna] of the Self, the perception of the Eternal, Bliss, and the Pure … Those who, desirous of attaining Reality [tattva], meditatatively cultivate these perceptions, namely, the perception of the Self [atman], the Eternal, Bliss, and the Pure, will skilfully bring forth the jewel, just like that wise person [who obtained the genuine, priceless gem, rather than worthless detritus misperceived as the real thing.]” - The Buddha, Chapter Three, “Grief”,The Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Dude I can't tell you how many videos I've watched on Buddhism and you nailed it, it was so easy to follow all the way through. Thank you so much man, stay blessed.
The most elequent non bs video on Buddha's teaching. Most of us think that we understand Buddha's teaching, that it is simple and minimal. But beneath that simplicity lies a whole world of revelations and complexity. Thank you for making this 🌻
Except that the Buddha taught rebirth and not reincarnation. In any case he was wrong about nothing being eternal. His teachings point to the truth of what Jesus taught.
What is eternal? He conceded Nibana, the unconditional element... but he never says nothing is eternal... he simply says eternalists have wrong view. That there is nothing eternal and unchanging... There are meditative experiences beyond God, beyond consciousness, beyond everything. He gives detailed instructions on attaining one with God or one with the Universe... but admits that actually isn't the end of suffering. I'm interested in the actual evidence you have supporting something being eternal and unchanging.
Also, in the English language, rebirth and reincarnation have no distinction (also defined as transmigration)... Rebirth - the process of being reincarnated or born again Reincarnation- the rebirth of a soul in another body.
@@jerrodlopes186 From the perspective of a human with a human body & exist in the mundane World - sufferings is eternal. From the perspective of an awaken person, that which is eternal is the One's Buddha-nature, which is inherent in every living sentient being. It's beyond suffering - neither comes nor goes, neither moves nor stays nor dies. It neither suffers nor enjoys! It's a self existing sovereign. It's unknowable, undescribable or inexpressible. Some masters called it as "no-thing". 😊🙏🙇♂️🌷
A muslim by upbringing but along the years I read widely wisdom teachings of other greate masters and acknowleging the truth of their teachings.I like this doctrine of annata (no- self.) The same is taught in some sufism schools i.e denying the physical - mental self ( no self).An illusion..I like this video clip immensely as it enhances my understanding of annata.Looking to learn more on Buddhas teachings.Tq.Guru master monk
I’m also Muslim,I love viewing Buddhaism as a philosophical pov of life,it’s really interesting and hopefully as u mentioned it’s kinda similar to Sufism in Islam
Today is 16th June 2023. My origin Is Sri lanka but now I am living in Germany. It is now 20.38 evening in Germany . What a amazing explanation about Buddhism that in my country monks cannot expresse. U have compressed everything in to 20 minutes. I Salut SIR !!!
A smartly presented very precise introduction to the teaching of the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Sabba danan Dhamma danan jinathi" (The gift of dhamma "wisdom" supersedes all other gifts). So your contribution to humanity made here transcends all others. I wish millions of humans to view this video and rectify their perception of reality. Great work, keep it up. May the triple gem bless you!
@@seeker2seekerYou do deserve them. I've been "flirting" with religion last few years and, sorry to say that, grew to consume philosophy and religion videos as intellectual entertainment. Your video, however, made me feel something. This is coming from a binge philosophy porn video watcher.
Wow, this is your first vdo on such topic that is closed to my heart. You made it so amazingly beautiful. Thank you and let’s see how the Anatta unfolds in us.
I’m from Cambodia, one of the oldest countries in Asia. We practice Theravada Buddhist and love your contents. Your meaningful description is universally true with clear cause and effect. Thanks a million for your time and sharing this video with another world❤
One way I like to describe Annata, or the "no theory of self" is to take Descartes' "I think, therefor I am" and transmute it into: "There is thought, therefor there is existence".
@@seeker2seeker hi....I always think there is something in deep like energy that energy get shape according to our karma..so energy in itself like nothing.. we identify ourselves as collection of memories and thoughts, experience.... So I think it's difficult to say there is nothing because then who get punished or gifted by karma? ...who get nirvana? ..if there is nothing why need nirvana?... So I think there is energy going through the samsara we try to stop it flows by nirvana... but we can't identify that energy as "I" BECAUSE it's just energy it's like nothing... I hope your reply ❤
One day I was walking in nature. A few days before, something happened within myself that left me still inside, worry free and in the present moment. On the walk I could all life around me. I stopped and looked deeply into a flower on a fruit tree and then I saw it, felt in, shared it. I looked at the person I was with and said, we are it and it is us. Saying the word “I” felt strange. I had never read or studied anything about duality/non-duality. There were times over the next following week that I felt like I was going crazy as my egoic self tried to fight back. The mornings were a challenge to let go and fall back into non duality but after a walking type meditation it came back, sometimes I would laugh at the cosmic joke-believing all my troubles were real etc. this truly is just a play. The true self is always there, I could feel it. For a while, I knew, felt that I or we are eternal. We are that which has always been, merely expressed in all that is around us.
Understanding dukkha through the lens of grasping at a permanent self makes so much sense now. This video has given me a lot to contemplate on how I perceive my own existence.
My understanding is that the 5 aggregates are: 1. Body sensations 2. Cognition (eg. “Seeing”) 3. Recognition (eg. “Labeling”) 4. Feeling (eg. “Like/dislike”) 5. Reaction (eg. “Thought formation”) The aggregates you list in this video are far broader concepts, while the Buddha taught direct awareness of the 5 aggregates at the root level.
@Light Remus quite to the contrary. Thought is largely a distraction from ultimate truth. It would be more like “I have a central processing system for the objects that enter the 6 sense doors, therefore I am.” Mental contents are a thin veil on top of the depth of the body experience. Thinking is nothing compared to experiential knowledge of ultimate truth. “I think, therefore I am lost”
@@DavidProrok Still as distracted as many of the rest of us, then? :) It's like preferring one formulation of quantum mechanics over another: they're all the same if they are accurate...namaste (and all that)
I thought this video was really, really, really good! First I’d ever heard anatta described as ‘no theory of self’. Really insightful! Honestly this video is inspiration for me to go deeper into Buddha’s teaching - why not learn from the greatest psychologist of all time? Thank you! I hope you keep it up with the great videos!
Brilliant explanation of a teaching that can be rather difficult. Everything about this was so well done…I was shocked to hear you say it was your first ever video essay! Subscribed.
Im have been a practicing lay Buddhist for over fifty years., yet this is Possibly the best explanation of The Buddha’s discovery💡I have seen / heard ☸️ !!! Many Kudos and Blessings to you whoever you are ☸️❤️🔥❤️🩹 Dr. Kevin Lee DO ND ZenDocDO 💮 BuddhDocDO ☸️
I think I might officially start calling myself a Buddhist. I’ve been meditating and reading Buddhist teaching for years, but never considered myself a Buddhist (just a practitioner who takes from Buddhism), but I’ve BEEN believing everything in this video long before I knew it was Buddhist. Everything in this video is EXACTLY what I believe 🙏🏻 or at least I think it is
Yes you can identify as Buddhist.....I do not consider myself a Buddhist..........but I am 🙏a Buddhist. Now there is some Zen for you. Have a good day .
Most people are same as you. Basicly, you don,'t need to know anything about Buddhism at all just practice Satipatthana. This is the one of the best shortcut that you can reach mindfulness or in Buddhism complicated term possibly achieve enlightenment. lol
Yes you can identify yourself as Buddhist. Remember what that Buddha has teaching before who are you. When you deed see throughout yourself and you will find you.
If you still consider yourself a Buddhist, consider taking refuge vows to make it official. It's good to have in your mindstream and formalizing things creates a powerful psychological anchor point. I'll never forget when I took refuge in this life, it's as etched into my memory as the birth of my children, becoming a Freemason, meeting my wife, etc. The postmodern world has tried to unpin us from the power of formative moments, by doing away with formality and tradition, and we're worse off for it. Good luck and blessings to you, fellow seeker. May you cross to the far shore.
Very nice work. Especially loved 'the no theory of Self." I'd not heard "different streams of the 5 aggregates flowing in time..." before. That resonates nicely. Thanks for creating this.
Well, that was extraordinary. Buddhism has done more to make me happy (or less unhappy!) than anything. This video is an extraordinary way to talk about something that is very difficult for me to grasp. Thank you thank you thank you.
I am listening to Krishnamurti ~ living in a challenging world 🌎 ~ please keep me updated on any of your recommendations for books 📕 I really appreciate. ❤
Thank you for the support, my friend! I've been immersing myself in his teachings too recently, in preparation for a video on him :) Also, you can have a look at my favorite books on the website, many of them must have audio versions too: www.seekertoseeker.com/seekers-library/
I sought this experience single-mindedly since I was young. I feel myself to be at a halfway point where I've experienced it, but haaven't fully excepted it. It's like my ego, my concept of myself, refuses to acknowledge it's an illusion despite having seen it obliterated whilst my existence continues. Videos like this help me slowly come around to facing and accepting it as well as helping me realize that I'm not crazy for experiencing these things. I've slowly turned back towards that one ultimate realization and am preparing myself for acceptance of that fact, rather than being afraid of being no one and clinging the illusion.
The door you walk into becomes more real then the door you walked out. The self is real, just as much as it is not. The Buddha chose to open that door. There are many. You choose. Flow in the endless ocean, or drop your anchor. There is no one truth, the truth is all things.
The Buddha's point is NOT to walk out one door and walk into the next. It is to walk out ALL doors, including the doors of "no self exists" and "I have no view" (See Dighanaka Sutta Majjhima Nikaya 74; where the Buddha says: "They give up that view by NOT grasping another view"). In your simile, doors symbolize the various views ALL contained within the "NET" of Samsara (See Brahmajala Sutta), and the rooms they lead into symbolize the various kinds of suffering and mental/verbal/bodily action that those views bind you to.
And if the truth is ALL things, that negates the very idea of truth in itself. Because for truth to exist, falsehood MUST exist.Otherwise, what really is it you refer to as truth? Although you say there is NO ONE TRUTH, the view that "the truth is all things", is simply another ONE TRUTH for u (as opposed to the view "the truth is one thing").
Truth is truth , very simple . Truth is only a word , we use words the same as Buddha used to communicate . If we humans did not exist , they would be no truth . Truth can be said by words or arise from silence . Truth from conscious aware silence is very powerful . Meditating on " Who am i? " can change your life if you have the will and entousiasm to seek answers . ✨
Thank you. I began my Buddhist studies at the age of 11 years old and prcticed deeply, off and on, for many years. Now I have found you. And so, it begins again, as an old man, I am returning to the path.
I have been praticing for years, and have read and watched lots of articles and videos on the subjects. The opening is particularly inspiring, I love seeing this.
Thank You so very much. After 50 years of intellectual pursuit of Buddhist "truth", and about half of that spent on a serious attempt at meditation practice, your excellent video was......dare I say......enlightening
dude (entity made of the 5 elements)… keep this going..you just earned a new subscriber. one of the best videos i have seen in my whole life. and trust me, i have seen many about self realisation
I think its the desire and chasing itself thats hard to give up, the illusion of happiness existing if certain things go your way. But in buddahs case he got to experience the meaninglessnes of it all first hand and so break the illusion.
often one has to achieve something to realize it is not the place to find truth. Money, fame, power, prestige, a legacy…. All fall short of the glory of God, so to speak. When you look inward and ask the hard questions, the truth reveals itself. Buddha had the fast tract because he was born with it all to Begin with!😅
May the blessings of the triple gem be with you . I am glad for your attempt to give the meaning to anathha I love this speech. I hope many who has no way of get in touch with Buddhism due to language barrier the true meaning to give to people very hard. This is wonderful. I hope most of people will benefit from this and will attain nibbana one day when the conditions ripened
Great video!! I have been studying all religions for the last 20 over years and conclude that Buddhism is the only religion that which teachings have nothing found to be wrong, debunked, illogical, useless or not practical but what surprised me is you picked on the most difficult topic of Buddha's teachings to be your first video, I subscribe without hesitation. I find Buddhism very scientific and just like science, it's not a popular subject but I do understand that Buddhism is only for those whose time is matured for it. I hope more people will understand Buddhism so that the world will be a much better place.
My friend - ENDLESS THANKS for taking the time to create this video essay, flaws and all - this has been transformative for me in very profound ways. I've watched this video several times now, paying extremely close attention, taking notes, writing my own reflections and thoughts on these ideas, and I feel that I'm slowly moving toward a concrete understanding of the Buddha's teachings. It has provided me a space to contemplate in my meditation where I'm grasping, possessing, owning, desiring, accumulating, and all that I've attachments to or aversions from - to move toward just being and resting in contentment, love, and equanimity without having to say, in your words, this is me, this is mine, this is myself, and the feeling of I or me. Blessings of peace and equanimity to you.
Thank you for the appreciation, my friend, I am glad this video has been of use to you! Of course, I am only relating the Buddha's original teaching using slightly different words. You can have a look at the description for recommended readings - this may be of use to you as you continue on your path. Many blessings!
This was a fantastic first effort on this platform. I look forward to your future content. I have only recently begun to study, explore and examine Buddism and the teachings of the Buddah. I'm astounded that it's taken nearly 52 years of my current incarnation to bump up against this teaching. It is so very profound in a way that is verifiable through my own direct experience and has brought me such incredible serenity during the most difficult time of my life, that I find it hard to believe that we as a planetary species are on the precipice of annihilation and liberation simultaneously. If only the collective would stop, and turn inwards with our incessant seeking. For my own personal truth, it took an incredible amount of emotional pain to find this path and I'm so grateful that I have. I look forward to your future content, and for those who can relate to my words, I hope to meet your Buddah self as I continue my journey. Or rather, I hope to recognize you in rigpa if I ever realize it. Ha! There's just no getting away from using the words, me, mine, I and self. It's a good job we have concepts though or I'd have no friends 🙃
#AGREED Been a practicing Buddhist my entire adult life & found this video 1 of the BEST💯 LOL ,Until "you" find non-self 😋 ...take refuge in the SANGHA portion of the triple Gems🙏 Sending Big Blessings & Love, Many Mercies & Joy, All the Compassion & Luck🍀🙏✌🏽✊🏽❤ May All be free from Suffering
I have chronic insomnia and often resort to RUclips videos to try to lull me back to slumber. I stumbled upon this video and it was incredible. I was in this sort of owl's light of sleep and could still hear what you were saying but when I started *listening*, I ended up in a wonderful place of rest. Thank you for this.
I have been listening to Buddha teachings for many years but now I begin seriously to learn and I am grateful for these videos as they help me greatly 🙏
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(Jesus)He that hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will manifest Myself to him
Somebody asked me "Who are you?" Then I have been in silence for a while and then I told him: "I am part and all of an universal mind living during in this space time in a phisical beeing that you can see and feel Just a part of".
Maybe the clearest explanation I’ve ever heard. Beautiful simplicity and logic. I never really got the central issue in as true a way as you put it. lol, I’ve been at this for fifty years. I’m the worst horse. Thank you for the clarity.
One of the best videos on RUclips I have ever seen, wait there is no I... Yea.. still, exquisite video, its quite funny, your first video you ever published is also your second most popular one, that says it all really, usually is the other way around with youtubers you know, keep up the good work
This is the best video of the teachings of buddha that i have come across in youtube. My friend realised all these during vipassana and explained it to me. I could get hold of it some and after watching this video two times could really get the whole picture of it. Thanks a ton for this brother🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Better than Big Bang👏👏👏25 years ago without the warning, without some kind of practice i got the no-self or i am experience - to hear your explanation is like to get the letter from beloved but long absent friend. Thank you!
Wonderful job. Annatta is a tougher one to explain. You did a great job!! I understand it better even though there’s no one there to understand and nothing to be understood. I jest. Nice piece of work.
The concept of anatta (non-self) in Buddhism teaches that there is no permanent, unchanging self. This insight helps us let go of attachment and suffering!
I absolutely love this ! Thank you for inspiring me to dig deeper into this concept. I can’t believe this is it first video! It was beautifully presented. Thank you❤
Similar to grasping the idea of emptiness. We grasp the idea of no-self not to deny the existence and well-being of our physical bodies and minds. We grasp it and put it in the back of our head and look at ourselves through the lense of Buddhism. We will still recognize, maintain and take good care of our physical bodies and minds but we will no longer suffer from any dukkha that comes to them. We only observe and let them continue on their course. Thank you for the video.
Born in Utah to two hippies many concepts of the way of the Buddha was often told and disciplined into my sister's Shalome's and I. While neither of my parents practiced any religion. The did practice the ways of Buddha, stoicism, and the true nature of Christ. I was given my name as a reminder to be as he. I wonder many times as to why I was not given a more Buddhist name. Over the years I have read many books on ideologies and still lead to the same place. This was truly here at the time most needed as I have now been meditating every day for a couple of years. I have wanted to learn more like I have today. Tried local Buddhist places to no avail. Ty ty namaste!
Please God, no more pain. Please, no more trauma. Let me feel happiness again. Let me know peace and joy and bliss. I'm dying inside. I am tormented. Please heal me. I pray for my twin flame. I pray for myself. I pray for our connection. I pray that all our fears and traumas and wounds are forever healed and released. I pray that our heart chakras blossom at this very moment: with contentment, with gratitude, and with blissful joyfulness... And I pray we (re)unite... Very, very soon! (When our souls are ready!)
To end your suffering, if praying doesn't end your pain, maybe you can try other way. First, acknowledge your pain. Second, accept that you are in pain. Third, let go of the pain. Fourth, move on.
I agree with everything here ,,but that there is a divine oneness that has itself with in every1.The oneness whom is infinite energy from where the infinite compassion of this being typing comes.Its this one Divine light that comes forth within each of us,as different people yet we are all one,hence the word EVERY1.Great video,ty😌💛
you can learn Buddhist teachings without converting since there are no conversion into Dharmic philosophical traditions. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism are all Dharmas ( Ways of living our lives) each of these three contains philosophical similarities and differences which are so amazing since you can just choose what philosophy you're drawn into.
Please do not convert. Well no such thing as conversion in Buddhism. Just try the dhamma an see if it helps. No need to accept everything. Just question every damn thing.
I thank you for your time & effort to construct this video! I am new to this philosophy and way of thinking as it is not the average teaching in the USA, unfortunately. I have known a few Buddhist friends in my younger years, however I would never slow down my busy life enough to be curious and ask them questions about their practice. Over the following 35 yrs or more, buddhism has been presenting itself in subtle ways, attempting to get my attention. Yet until now, I had not taken time to pay attention. Recently, I took household trash and recycling to a local dump station. I was directed to pull my truck to a specific space/dump bin. The huge bin was nearly full with barely enough room for my discards. On top of this giant bin and mound of discards, was a book right in front of me and just within reach: The teachings of the Compassionate Buddha. A small paperback book that was last published in 1982, the year I had graduated from high school. Without hesitation, I climbed over the safety railing to retrieve the small book with a feeling that it had been intended for me to discover. This event was much less subtle that all the other cues I had missed or ignored throughout my younger years. I would be a full not to receive this invitation that has been given to me. Finally, I believe that I am ready to learn this different way. 💜
Do mindfulness daily…go to the beach…find quiet place…meditate daily….at last 15-30 mins/day…you will get your answer….I have done it for over 400 days…I have had depression, PTSD, alcoholic for over 30 years…now I am in peace…I take good care of myself…I overcome depression/ addiction to alcohol, and co-dependency…I am going back to school for Electrical Engineering/Math…and help other people to overcome their problems…Good luck…
Please Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy...philosophy is someone's opinion ...Buddha never gave his opinion, he only gave his experience to others... Read Bante Gunaratana's Mindfulness in Plain English...you can practice while reading it, it is written for lay people to practice meditation and mindfulness without a teacher
Thoroughly enjoyed it start to finish. Very well done. The audio could use some work. But, wise words, wise teachings, and lots to get the mind thinking. Keep it up man!
Your first video essay? Good lord man, this is amazing, the imagery you chose to us absolutely perfect for the theme. I’ve learned much and am looking forward to more. Happily Subbed. ❤
The story of the Buddha is beautiful! I can relate to this concept of self. As i have dissociative identity disorder. I essentially have no self. One could say i am an interplay or a mutuality of alternate selves. No one self by itself is the self because to begin with there is not a single self. It is what i may call relativity that has served me my best understanding of self. Relativity of the yin and yang of mulitple 'sides' that one may say is like a many sided coin. Yes the coin exists and so do it's 'sides' but the point is, it is the coin as a whole and the relativity of each 'side' that one may begin to understand the self. Or i understand the concept of myself. Yin and yang ☯️ is everywhere and always present. It is under contentment that i find the most peace. Beautiful video and truly inspired ❤
Absolutely fantastic video! You expressed this idea beautifully! I just stumbled across your channel and this is the first video I have watched of yours and I look forward to exploring your entire library. Thank you
I'm surprised this was your first video. It wasn't messy at all. It's a video that was very welcomed. Perfect timing. Thank you for putting it together. I feel you explained things very well.
I am Thai. When I was young, my parents took me to a temple but I didn't have any faith or religion until when I was 19 years old I proved some of the truths that the Buddha said. I have practiced Buddhism ever since. I study the Tripitaka, meditate. Until now, it's been 24 years. I can confirm what the owner of this video said. in line with the true teachings of the Buddha You can be sure that the owner of the video clip understands and presents the Dharma according to the Buddha's teachings.
Thank you for this comment! It means a lot to me to hear this from such a long-standing practitioner as yourself.
You're ego
I respect what you say but have one question: why does the owner of the video say that no one can calm themselves if they become anxious?
@@kongming5822 If I know which moment of this video you mean. I will answer you more to the point.
Your question reminds me of the 5 obstacles to calming the mind (hindrance).
1.sensual desire (appearance drawn towards oneself)
2.illwill (appearance, pushing away from oneself)
3.sloth and torpor (looks not fresh, lethargic)
4.distraction and remorse; flurry and worry; anxiety
5.doubt; uncertainty
All 5 of these are obstacles to peace of mind.
in your doubts Organized in topic 4.
when the mind is distracted It is like dirty water in a glass with sediment scattered. Couldn't see anything else in that water.
as long as the mind does not put that distraction By concentrating on the feeling of one thing, one cannot calm the mind.
But that doesn't mean No one can fix mental distractions.
A-Nat-ta means non-self. No control.
But there are many people who understand that If we can't control ,We couldn't fix anything.
Indeed, what the Buddha said can not be controlled means If we wish that be like that Don't be like this, for example, let our minds be happy. Don't be sad. This is impossible.
But things happen because of factors. Extinguished because of extinguishing factors.
So we can create factors for results. For example, if you want to calm your mind, you can create factors by focusing on one thing.
Our mind can only focus on one thing. It is like a stump narrow enough for only one person to sit on. when someone is already seated Others wouldn't be able to sit.
So if you focus on one thing Nothing else can be intervened.
However, there are many levels of calming down. If you want to calm down and concentrate at a high level It is necessary to eliminate all 5 hindrances.
I apologize for not speaking English well. I've done my best to share what I know.
@iOSDiscordUser I appreciate you responding and sharing your knowledge with me. I am currently learning about impermanence and trying everyday to grasp and practice it. Maybe I will listen to the video again. The video is an incredible one and I do not wish to sound arrogant towards it. I just had the question on calming the mind because I meditate as well. Thank you kindly for your words of wisdom. Many blessings.
i’ve never found a practice that so closely explains everything i have known so deeply. i feel so comforted by buddhist ideology, it’s as if everything i’ve ever felt has been put into words. it brings tears to my eyes.
pretty much how i feel, when something like this resonates with you and you discover this journey yourself and then find out that buddha came to the same or similar realising aswell, it is an enlighting moment
The highest school of Buddhism is Falun Dafa
me too!!
@@jeffforsythe9514 if you mean Falun Gong, you better leave it before it really harmed you. It's just an anto-China political trick that make use of Buddhism, meditation and Chinese Gong Fu.
@@HUYI1 is that how "I" feels :)
i'm crying inside, finally someone with great explanation and videos of what i can't explain to others.
Why are your insides crying
Same here
Falun Gong has the greatest Master and will answer all your questions if your heart is kind and your intentions are sincere.
Me too. 😢. 'cause'we get it !!🎉😊
@@jeffforsythe9514that’s a cuIt
You should not be embarrassed about your video editing. This may be your first video, but I have listened to it already several times. So don't change much. The content and insight, the clarity, the connection to western ideas, is perfect. You have a gift, please continue to use it, when you have something that must be said. ❤
The editing was quite good in my opinion
When I was young, my parents, especially my mother Hoa, took me to the temple, but at the time, I didn’t have any particular faith or religion. It wasn’t until I turned 19 that I experienced for myself some of the truths the Buddha taught. Since then, I have devoted myself to practicing Buddhism. I study the Tripitaka, meditate regularly, and now, after 24 years of practice, I can confidently affirm that what the creator of this video shares is truly in line with the Buddha’s teachings. You can trust that the Dharma presented in this video reflects the authentic teachings of the Buddha. After more than 20 years of studying and practicing Buddhism, I can say this is one of the best explanations of "non-self" I have ever encountered. Thank you, and Namo Buddhaya!
Are you copying other comments?
Yes stop copying comments.
I’ve been practicing and learning Buddhism for over 20 years and this is one of the best explanations of non self that I’ve came across. Thanks and Namo Buddhaya!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Perhaps Advait Vedanta might be helpful for further journey.
It’s in Abhidhamma apparent reality and ultimate reality
I'm just begining Vipassana practice. I was feeling confused, irritated and rather afraid. Now after listening carefully to your explanations I can see wider and clearer. Thank you☸
‘Who’ has been practicing?
@@pratik6342 No need. The Buddha taught the atman in the Mahaparinirvana sutra.
“You, monks, should not thus cultivate the perception (samjna) of impermanence, suffering and non-Self, the perception of impurity and so forth, deeming them to be the true meaning [of the Dharma], as those people [searching in a pool for a radiant gem but foolishly grabbing hold of useless pebbles, mistaken for priceless treasure] did, each thinking that bits of brick, stones, grass and gravel were the jewel. You should train yourselves well in efficacious means. In every situation, constantly meditate upon [bhavana] the perception [samjna] of the Self, the perception of the Eternal, Bliss, and the Pure … Those who, desirous of attaining Reality [tattva], meditatatively cultivate these perceptions, namely, the perception of the Self [atman], the Eternal, Bliss, and the Pure, will skilfully bring forth the jewel, just like that wise person [who obtained the genuine, priceless gem, rather than worthless detritus misperceived as the real thing.]”
- The Buddha, Chapter Three, “Grief”,The Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Dude I can't tell you how many videos I've watched on Buddhism and you nailed it, it was so easy to follow all the way through. Thank you so much man, stay blessed.
This is Hinduism
Copied version of Nirvana Shatakam
@@sonofuniverse6355Buddhism is Hinduism stripped down for export.
You dont need watch videos or read books for learn Budhism brother just ''keep silence'' for bliss of Nirvana.
Really? I watched the whole thing and I still don’t have a conclusive answer?
Look at Falun Dafa
The most elequent non bs video on Buddha's teaching.
Most of us think that we understand Buddha's teaching, that it is simple and minimal. But beneath that simplicity lies a whole world of revelations and complexity.
Thank you for making this 🌻
Except that the Buddha taught rebirth and not reincarnation. In any case he was wrong about nothing being eternal. His teachings point to the truth of what Jesus taught.
What is eternal? He conceded Nibana, the unconditional element... but he never says nothing is eternal... he simply says eternalists have wrong view. That there is nothing eternal and unchanging...
There are meditative experiences beyond God, beyond consciousness, beyond everything. He gives detailed instructions on attaining one with God or one with the Universe... but admits that actually isn't the end of suffering.
I'm interested in the actual evidence you have supporting something being eternal and unchanging.
Also, in the English language, rebirth and reincarnation have no distinction (also defined as transmigration)...
Rebirth -
the process of being reincarnated or born again
Reincarnation-
the rebirth of a soul in another body.
In reality it is not complicated but simple and holistic. Those who don't understand the fundament of it see it as complicated. When all is simple.
@@jerrodlopes186
From the perspective of a human with a human body & exist in the mundane World - sufferings is eternal.
From the perspective of an awaken person, that which is eternal is the One's Buddha-nature, which is inherent in every living sentient being.
It's beyond suffering - neither comes nor goes, neither moves nor stays nor dies. It neither suffers nor enjoys! It's a self existing sovereign.
It's unknowable, undescribable or inexpressible. Some masters called it as "no-thing".
😊🙏🙇♂️🌷
A muslim by upbringing but along the years I read widely wisdom teachings of other greate masters and acknowleging the truth of their teachings.I like this doctrine of annata (no- self.) The same is taught in some sufism schools i.e denying the physical - mental self ( no self).An illusion..I like this video clip immensely as it enhances my understanding of annata.Looking to learn more on Buddhas teachings.Tq.Guru master monk
I’m also Muslim,I love viewing Buddhaism as a philosophical pov of life,it’s really interesting and hopefully as u mentioned it’s kinda similar to Sufism in Islam
Question everything.
Question everything. Nothing to gain nothing to lose, for sure?
ماذا عرفت ؟؟ خزعبلات لا اساس لها .......😅😅😅😅😅
@osman-bp6js, After watching a video of Sufism teachings, I really liked that!
Didn't know that it was islam, was very surprised that it was.
I'm Buddhist, Sri Lankan, this is a very important video, thank you for sharing ❤
So concise and compact version of what Buddha would have spoken today.
You’ve reached a level of wisdom I aspire to achieve.
Today is 16th June 2023.
My origin Is Sri lanka but now I am living in Germany.
It is now 20.38 evening in Germany .
What a amazing explanation about Buddhism that in my country monks cannot expresse.
U have compressed everything in to 20 minutes.
I Salut SIR !!!
then you have not met the right monks
A smartly presented very precise introduction to the teaching of the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Sabba danan Dhamma danan jinathi" (The gift of dhamma "wisdom" supersedes all other gifts). So your contribution to humanity made here transcends all others. I wish millions of humans to view this video and rectify their perception of reality. Great work, keep it up. May the triple gem bless you!
Thank you, you are very kind and I hope I will deserve these words one day.
@@seeker2seekerYou do deserve them. I've been "flirting" with religion last few years and, sorry to say that, grew to consume philosophy and religion videos as intellectual entertainment. Your video, however, made me feel something. This is coming from a binge philosophy porn video watcher.
@@ChiefUmejesi Thank you, my friend!
සාදු
Wow, this is your first vdo on such topic that is closed to my heart. You made it so amazingly beautiful. Thank you and let’s see how the Anatta unfolds in us.
Thank you, my friend :) I appreciate your donation and your kind words!
I’m from Cambodia, one of the oldest countries in Asia. We practice Theravada Buddhist and love your contents. Your meaningful description is universally true with clear cause and effect. Thanks a million for your time and sharing this video with another world❤
Oh! all Cambodia practice the same religion? Or are there others?
@@Aiamano9 High majority of Cambodians are Buddhists, just like Thailand and Laos, over 90%
One way I like to describe Annata, or the "no theory of self" is to take Descartes' "I think, therefor I am" and transmute it into: "There is thought, therefor there is existence".
Beautifully said!
I really like that transmutation of verbiage…here is another way of looking at it…I think, therefore the universe IS…
@@seeker2seeker hi....I always think there is something in deep like energy that energy get shape according to our karma..so energy in itself like nothing.. we identify ourselves as collection of memories and thoughts, experience....
So I think it's difficult to say there is nothing because then who get punished or gifted by karma? ...who get nirvana? ..if there is nothing why need nirvana?...
So I think there is energy going through the samsara we try to stop it flows by nirvana... but we can't identify that energy as "I" BECAUSE it's just energy it's like nothing...
I hope your reply ❤
Never would I have expected you to be this good at your first attempt, bravo. Thanks for sharing this ancient, brilliant genius wisdom. AUM.🙏
You are a real seeker, and actually you've already found something.
Your English is amazing too.
Just thanks 🙏
One day I was walking in nature. A few days before, something happened within myself that left me still inside, worry free and in the present moment.
On the walk I could all life around me. I stopped and looked deeply into a flower on a fruit tree and then I saw it, felt in, shared it. I looked at the person I was with and said, we are it and it is us.
Saying the word “I” felt strange. I had never read or studied anything about duality/non-duality. There were times over the next following week that I felt like I was going crazy as my egoic self tried to fight back.
The mornings were a challenge to let go and fall back into non duality but after a walking type meditation it came back, sometimes I would laugh at the cosmic joke-believing all my troubles were real etc. this truly is just a play. The true self is always there, I could feel it. For a while, I knew, felt that I or we are eternal. We are that which has always been, merely expressed in all that is around us.
The intro with the question at the monk gave me goosebumps!!!!! I am so happy that I found this channel
There is a similar story about a Greek king, Menander and a monk, Nagasena. This time it was a discussion about a chariot.
This is a *fantastic* explanation of Buddhism and the no self teaching
Well done
I've wanted to learn more about Buddhism, and your video came up as recommended. I can't believe this was your first video, awesome work!
Please don't learn anything about Buddhism....but learn about Buddha's teachings...
Understanding dukkha through the lens of grasping at a permanent self makes so much sense now. This video has given me a lot to contemplate on how I perceive my own existence.
This is a very good explanation. Buddha definitely is the first psychologist. Buddhism is all about the mind.
My understanding is that the 5 aggregates are:
1. Body sensations
2. Cognition (eg. “Seeing”)
3. Recognition (eg. “Labeling”)
4. Feeling (eg. “Like/dislike”)
5. Reaction (eg. “Thought formation”)
The aggregates you list in this video are far broader concepts, while the Buddha taught direct awareness of the 5 aggregates at the root level.
@Light Remus quite to the contrary. Thought is largely a distraction from ultimate truth. It would be more like “I have a central processing system for the objects that enter the 6 sense doors, therefore I am.”
Mental contents are a thin veil on top of the depth of the body experience. Thinking is nothing compared to experiential knowledge of ultimate truth.
“I think, therefore I am lost”
@@DavidProrok" je pense donc je suis" Descarte
je pense donc je suis MALADE 🤣😫
Interesting, from where you got this categorisation? Seems more easier to recognise in experience
@@sumitsaharan846 this is the way it is taught by SN Goenka in his vipassana meditation courses
@@DavidProrok Still as distracted as many of the rest of us, then? :) It's like preferring one formulation of quantum mechanics over another: they're all the same if they are accurate...namaste (and all that)
I thought this video was really, really, really good! First I’d ever heard anatta described as ‘no theory of self’. Really insightful!
Honestly this video is inspiration for me to go deeper into Buddha’s teaching - why not learn from the greatest psychologist of all time?
Thank you! I hope you keep it up with the great videos!
Thanks a lot Dave! It’s so awesome to get this kind of feedback!
The only practice today that focusses on our primordial soul is Falun Dafa
I gather Anatta means there is no separate self?
Please explain
@@madhima We are all unique immortal souls..........................Falun Dafa
@@jeffforsythe9514water
Brilliant explanation of a teaching that can be rather difficult. Everything about this was so well done…I was shocked to hear you say it was your first ever video essay! Subscribed.
Thank you!
Im have been a practicing lay Buddhist for over fifty years., yet this is Possibly the best explanation of The Buddha’s discovery💡I have seen / heard ☸️ !!!
Many Kudos and Blessings to you whoever you are ☸️❤️🔥❤️🩹
Dr. Kevin Lee DO ND
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BuddhDocDO ☸️
I think I might officially start calling myself a Buddhist. I’ve been meditating and reading Buddhist teaching for years, but never considered myself a Buddhist (just a practitioner who takes from Buddhism), but I’ve BEEN believing everything in this video long before I knew it was Buddhist.
Everything in this video is EXACTLY what I believe 🙏🏻 or at least I think it is
Yes you can identify as Buddhist.....I do not consider myself a Buddhist..........but I am 🙏a Buddhist. Now there is some Zen for you. Have a good day .
Most people are same as you. Basicly, you don,'t need to know anything about Buddhism at all just practice Satipatthana. This is the one of the best shortcut that you can reach mindfulness or in Buddhism complicated term possibly achieve enlightenment. lol
Are you not scare of hell🤣🤣🤣..don't worry am beside you..I am born buddhist ...
Yes you can identify yourself as Buddhist. Remember what that Buddha has teaching before who are you. When you deed see throughout yourself and you will find you.
If you still consider yourself a Buddhist, consider taking refuge vows to make it official. It's good to have in your mindstream and formalizing things creates a powerful psychological anchor point. I'll never forget when I took refuge in this life, it's as etched into my memory as the birth of my children, becoming a Freemason, meeting my wife, etc. The postmodern world has tried to unpin us from the power of formative moments, by doing away with formality and tradition, and we're worse off for it. Good luck and blessings to you, fellow seeker. May you cross to the far shore.
Very nice work. Especially loved 'the no theory of Self." I'd not heard "different streams of the 5 aggregates flowing in time..." before. That resonates nicely. Thanks for creating this.
Literally how existence now feels to me.
Well, that was extraordinary. Buddhism has done more to make me happy (or less unhappy!) than anything. This video is an extraordinary way to talk about something that is very difficult for me to grasp. Thank you thank you thank you.
I am listening to Krishnamurti ~ living in a challenging world 🌎 ~ please keep me updated on any of your recommendations for books 📕 I really appreciate. ❤
Thank you for the support, my friend! I've been immersing myself in his teachings too recently, in preparation for a video on him :) Also, you can have a look at my favorite books on the website, many of them must have audio versions too: www.seekertoseeker.com/seekers-library/
I sought this experience single-mindedly since I was young. I feel myself to be at a halfway point where I've experienced it, but haaven't fully excepted it. It's like my ego, my concept of myself, refuses to acknowledge it's an illusion despite having seen it obliterated whilst my existence continues. Videos like this help me slowly come around to facing and accepting it as well as helping me realize that I'm not crazy for experiencing these things. I've slowly turned back towards that one ultimate realization and am preparing myself for acceptance of that fact, rather than being afraid of being no one and clinging the illusion.
The door you walk into becomes more real then the door you walked out. The self is real, just as much as it is not. The Buddha chose to open that door. There are many. You choose. Flow in the endless ocean, or drop your anchor. There is no one truth, the truth is all things.
The Buddha's point is NOT to walk out one door and walk into the next.
It is to walk out ALL doors, including the doors of "no self exists" and "I have no view" (See Dighanaka Sutta Majjhima Nikaya 74; where the Buddha says: "They give up that view by NOT grasping another view").
In your simile, doors symbolize the various views ALL contained within the "NET" of Samsara (See Brahmajala Sutta), and the rooms they lead into symbolize the various kinds of suffering and mental/verbal/bodily action that those views bind you to.
And if the truth is ALL things, that negates the very idea of truth in itself.
Because for truth to exist, falsehood MUST exist.Otherwise, what really is it you refer to as truth?
Although you say there is NO ONE TRUTH, the view that "the truth is all things", is simply another ONE TRUTH for u (as opposed to the view "the truth is one thing").
All truths are but have truths
-The Kybalion
Truth is truth , very simple . Truth is only a word , we use words the same as Buddha used to communicate . If we humans did not exist , they would be no truth .
Truth can be said by words or arise from silence .
Truth from conscious aware silence is very powerful . Meditating on " Who am i? " can change your life if you have the will and entousiasm to seek answers . ✨
All the 10,000 things go back to ONE, where does the ONE goes to?
Thank you.
I began my Buddhist studies at the age of 11 years old and prcticed deeply, off and on, for many years.
Now I have found you.
And so, it begins again, as an old man, I am returning to the path.
This was a really good video. I often find it difficult to find good videos on Buddhism. Keep up the good work.
Many have tried but never as cleared as your video, you've made a good clear understanding of Buddhism 🙏🙏🙏
Gratitude, simple , clear , effective, intelligent, eloquent, educational
I have been praticing for years, and have read and watched lots of articles and videos on the subjects. The opening is particularly inspiring, I love seeing this.
Thank you, I'm honored you liked this with so much practice behind you!
Who's been practicing? 😄
@@seeker2seeker Who is honored? 😄
@@postulation 🤣The big "I"~
@@postulation
Don't be a nihilist, and spend some time studying humility, one day you might just get it
Thank You so very much. After 50 years of intellectual pursuit of Buddhist "truth", and about half of that spent on a serious attempt at meditation practice, your excellent video was......dare I say......enlightening
dude (entity made of the 5 elements)…
keep this going..you just earned a new subscriber. one of the best videos i have seen in my whole life. and trust me, i have seen many about self realisation
The most fascinating thing about the buddah is that he was born rich and had all the earthly things he needed….and he gave it all up
I think its the desire and chasing itself thats hard to give up, the illusion of happiness existing if certain things go your way. But in buddahs case he got to experience the meaninglessnes of it all first hand and so break the illusion.
Not the Most intristing thing about him 😂
And he made millions poorer.
the most fascinating thing is why he gave it up.
often one has to achieve something to realize it is not the place to find truth. Money, fame, power, prestige, a legacy…. All fall short of the glory of God, so to speak. When you look inward and ask the hard questions, the truth reveals itself. Buddha had the fast tract because he was born with it all to
Begin with!😅
May the blessings of the triple gem be with you . I am glad for your attempt to give the meaning to anathha I love this speech. I hope many who has no way of get in touch with Buddhism due to language barrier the true meaning to give to people very hard. This is wonderful. I hope most of people will benefit from this and will attain nibbana one day when the conditions ripened
Exceptionally well explained and quite inspirational!
Great video!! I have been studying all religions for the last 20 over years and conclude that Buddhism is the only religion that which teachings have nothing found to be wrong, debunked, illogical, useless or not practical but what surprised me is you picked on the most difficult topic of Buddha's teachings to be your first video, I subscribe without hesitation. I find Buddhism very scientific and just like science, it's not a popular subject but I do understand that Buddhism is only for those whose time is matured for it. I hope more people will understand Buddhism so that the world will be a much better place.
My friend - ENDLESS THANKS for taking the time to create this video essay, flaws and all - this has been transformative for me in very profound ways. I've watched this video several times now, paying extremely close attention, taking notes, writing my own reflections and thoughts on these ideas, and I feel that I'm slowly moving toward a concrete understanding of the Buddha's teachings. It has provided me a space to contemplate in my meditation where I'm grasping, possessing, owning, desiring, accumulating, and all that I've attachments to or aversions from - to move toward just being and resting in contentment, love, and equanimity without having to say, in your words, this is me, this is mine, this is myself, and the feeling of I or me.
Blessings of peace and equanimity to you.
Thank you for the appreciation, my friend, I am glad this video has been of use to you! Of course, I am only relating the Buddha's original teaching using slightly different words. You can have a look at the description for recommended readings - this may be of use to you as you continue on your path.
Many blessings!
This was a fantastic first effort on this platform. I look forward to your future content. I have only recently begun to study, explore and examine Buddism and the teachings of the Buddah. I'm astounded that it's taken nearly 52 years of my current incarnation to bump up against this teaching. It is so very profound in a way that is verifiable through my own direct experience and has brought me such incredible serenity during the most difficult time of my life, that I find it hard to believe that we as a planetary species are on the precipice of annihilation and liberation simultaneously. If only the collective would stop, and turn inwards with our incessant seeking. For my own personal truth, it took an incredible amount of emotional pain to find this path and I'm so grateful that I have. I look forward to your future content, and for those who can relate to my words, I hope to meet your Buddah self as I continue my journey. Or rather, I hope to recognize you in rigpa if I ever realize it. Ha! There's just no getting away from using the words, me, mine, I and self. It's a good job we have concepts though or I'd have no friends 🙃
#AGREED
Been a practicing Buddhist my entire adult life & found this video 1 of the BEST💯
LOL ,Until "you" find non-self 😋 ...take refuge in the SANGHA portion of the triple Gems🙏
Sending Big Blessings & Love, Many Mercies & Joy, All the Compassion & Luck🍀🙏✌🏽✊🏽❤
May All be free from Suffering
Falun Gong has the greatest Master and will answer all your questions if your heart is kind and your intentions are sincere.
Much gratitude for this beautiful video.
I have chronic insomnia and often resort to RUclips videos to try to lull me back to slumber. I stumbled upon this video and it was incredible. I was in this sort of owl's light of sleep and could still hear what you were saying but when I started *listening*, I ended up in a wonderful place of rest. Thank you for this.
I have been listening to Buddha teachings for many years but now I begin seriously to learn and I am grateful for these videos as they help me greatly 🙏
I've heard many teachings on "no self" ad yours is one of the most easily comprehended. Thank you.
i agree you dont exist
meanwhile im god
Very cogent explanation of 'No-self' teaching of Buddhism. The most satisfying I've come across. Thank you very much.
This was great please make more 🕉️
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Free will is the rejection of interdependence which is the death of Buddhism and Hinduism.
(Jesus)He that hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will manifest Myself to him
Somebody asked me "Who are you?" Then I have been in silence for a while and then I told him: "I am part and all of an universal mind living during in this space time in a phisical beeing that you can see and feel Just a part of".
@@tenzinsangpo5652 no here is why
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@@tenzinsangpo5652 👍 cool!!!
Maybe the clearest explanation I’ve ever heard. Beautiful simplicity and logic. I never really got the central issue in as true a way as you put it. lol, I’ve been at this for fifty years. I’m the worst horse. Thank you for the clarity.
One of the best videos on RUclips I have ever seen, wait there is no I... Yea.. still, exquisite video, its quite funny, your first video you ever published is also your second most popular one, that says it all really, usually is the other way around with youtubers you know, keep up the good work
Thank you for the support! I’m glad you enjoyed the video :) Will keep up the work!
This is the best video of the teachings of buddha that i have come across in youtube. My friend realised all these during vipassana and explained it to me. I could get hold of it some and after watching this video two times could really get the whole picture of it. Thanks a ton for this brother🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This is truly incredible. Cannot believe this is your first video essay. Keep up the good work and thank you for the content
Thanks a ton!
super grateful for this video just finished the first book and it's name is Anatta (no theory of the self). Light & Peace Brother 🕯🤍🕊🙏
Many thanks. I'm amazed this is your first video - and at the depth of your understanding.
Better than Big Bang👏👏👏25 years ago without the warning, without some kind of practice i got the no-self or i am experience - to hear your explanation is like to get the letter from beloved but long absent friend. Thank you!
I was raised lds and ever since I was 5 or 6 I wondered: heavenly father created the universe but what created heavenly father?
This is your first video? Wow, amazing work , thoroughly enjoyed it, watched it twice already thank you very much 🙏
Wonderful job.
Annatta is a tougher one to explain.
You did a great job!!
I understand it better even though there’s no one there to understand and nothing to be understood.
I jest.
Nice piece of work.
Maaaaan this is your first video? You were born to do this :)
This is an excellent presentation of the concept of Anatta. It was of great help to me. Please keep posting.
The concept of anatta (non-self) in Buddhism teaches that there is no permanent, unchanging self. This insight helps us let go of attachment and suffering!
I absolutely love this ! Thank you for inspiring me to dig deeper into this concept. I can’t believe this is it first video! It was beautifully presented. Thank you❤
It's just so beautifully done. I don't see why you're not getting the recognition you deserve.
Similar to grasping the idea of emptiness. We grasp the idea of no-self not to deny the existence and well-being of our physical bodies and minds. We grasp it and put it in the back of our head and look at ourselves through the lense of Buddhism. We will still recognize, maintain and take good care of our physical bodies and minds but we will no longer suffer from any dukkha that comes to them. We only observe and let them continue on their course. Thank you for the video.
Born in Utah to two hippies many concepts of the way of the Buddha was often told and disciplined into my sister's Shalome's and I. While neither of my parents practiced any religion. The did practice the ways of Buddha, stoicism, and the true nature of Christ. I was given my name as a reminder to be as he. I wonder many times as to why I was not given a more Buddhist name. Over the years I have read many books on ideologies and still lead to the same place. This was truly here at the time most needed as I have now been meditating every day for a couple of years. I have wanted to learn more like I have today. Tried local Buddhist places to no avail. Ty ty namaste!
Your channel is much more helpful and it gives the perfect knowledge of Dharma ...
Please God, no more pain.
Please, no more trauma.
Let me feel happiness again.
Let me know peace and joy and bliss.
I'm dying inside.
I am tormented.
Please heal me.
I pray for my twin flame.
I pray for myself.
I pray for our connection.
I pray that all our fears and traumas and wounds
are forever healed and released.
I pray that our heart chakras blossom
at this very moment:
with contentment, with gratitude,
and with blissful joyfulness...
And I pray we (re)unite...
Very, very soon!
(When our souls are ready!)
none of what you just said has ANYTHING to do with ANY of the 3 buddhisms, ESPECIALLY has nothing to do with theravada...
To end your suffering, if praying doesn't end your pain, maybe you can try other way.
First, acknowledge your pain. Second, accept that you are in pain. Third, let go of the pain. Fourth, move on.
Well for the first one you were darn good, thank you so much for this video, it helped me to be more present. You seem cool keep doing what you love 🙂
Thank you! 🙏🌱
I appreciate this, thank you!
Had to come to tell you that was life changing and has really helped me realise that buddisim really is the way. Thank you my guy 💜
WOW! You are a great teacher! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this video!!
I agree with everything here ,,but that there is a divine oneness that has itself with in every1.The oneness whom is infinite energy from where the infinite compassion of this being typing comes.Its this one Divine light that comes forth within each of us,as different people yet we are all one,hence the word EVERY1.Great video,ty😌💛
Great video! Please make more. I'm a follower of buddha. You elaborate it very well. Thank you so much!!
I love this and you did great that you held my interest. Your voice reflects your words. Thank you.
Your first video? Wow, I'm blown away. So much clarity, so well articulated. A gift to listeners like me. Thank you.
Thank you for taking your time and energy for putting this together 🙏🏻❤
wow simply wow. As an atheist after listening to this it changed my mind to convert to Buddhism and study only Buddha teaching.
For learning Buddha's teaching, you don't need to convert Buddhism.
Learn it all brother, form your own truth
you can learn Buddhist teachings without converting since there are no conversion into Dharmic philosophical traditions. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism are all Dharmas ( Ways of living our lives) each of these three contains philosophical similarities and differences which are so amazing since you can just choose what philosophy you're drawn into.
Please do not convert. Well no such thing as conversion in Buddhism. Just try the dhamma an see if it helps. No need to accept everything. Just question every damn thing.
Atheism never made sense to me
To first disprove something
One has to acknowledge its existence
I thank you for your time & effort to construct this video! I am new to this philosophy and way of thinking as it is not the average teaching in the USA, unfortunately. I have known a few Buddhist friends in my younger years, however I would never slow down my busy life enough to be curious and ask them questions about their practice. Over the following 35 yrs or more, buddhism has been presenting itself in subtle ways, attempting to get my attention. Yet until now, I had not taken time to pay attention. Recently, I took household trash and recycling to a local dump station. I was directed to pull my truck to a specific space/dump bin. The huge bin was nearly full with barely enough room for my discards. On top of this giant bin and mound of discards, was a book right in front of me and just within reach: The teachings of the Compassionate Buddha. A small paperback book that was last published in 1982, the year I had graduated from high school. Without hesitation, I climbed over the safety railing to retrieve the small book with a feeling that it had been intended for me to discover. This event was much less subtle that all the other cues I had missed or ignored throughout my younger years. I would be a full not to receive this invitation that has been given to me. Finally, I believe that I am ready to learn this different way. 💜
Thank you for sharing this beautiful synchronicity. What you seek indeed is seeking you :)
the book by e a burtt?
Do mindfulness daily…go to the beach…find quiet place…meditate daily….at last 15-30 mins/day…you will get your answer….I have done it for over 400 days…I have had depression, PTSD, alcoholic for over 30 years…now I am in peace…I take good care of myself…I overcome depression/ addiction to alcohol, and co-dependency…I am going back to school for Electrical Engineering/Math…and help other people to overcome their problems…Good luck…
Please Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy...philosophy is someone's opinion ...Buddha never gave his opinion, he only gave his experience to others...
Read Bante Gunaratana's Mindfulness in Plain English...you can practice while reading it, it is written for lay people to practice meditation and mindfulness without a teacher
Awesome video! I actually couldn’t tell it was your first video essay until you said something about it. Keep up the great work!
I have been seeking and I believe this teaching has sought me. Thank you for your encouragement to keep seeking the Buddha's teachings.
This was wonderful. Thank you.
Deeply love this channel and your way of teaching! Thank you so very much 👍🏾
Thoroughly enjoyed it start to finish. Very well done. The audio could use some work. But, wise words, wise teachings, and lots to get the mind thinking. Keep it up man!
Ah cheers! So good to hear such positive feedback!
And yes, will work on improving the voice recording for the next one…
Your first video essay? Good lord man, this is amazing, the imagery you chose to us absolutely perfect for the theme. I’ve learned much and am looking forward to more. Happily Subbed. ❤
Thank you, my friend!
The story of the Buddha is beautiful!
I can relate to this concept of self. As i have dissociative identity disorder.
I essentially have no self.
One could say i am an interplay or a mutuality of alternate selves.
No one self by itself is the self because to begin with there is not a single self.
It is what i may call relativity that has served me my best understanding of self. Relativity of the yin and yang of mulitple 'sides' that one may say is like a many sided coin.
Yes the coin exists and so do it's 'sides' but the point is, it is the coin as a whole and the relativity of each 'side' that one may begin to understand the self. Or i understand the concept of myself.
Yin and yang ☯️ is everywhere and always present.
It is under contentment that i find the most peace.
Beautiful video and truly inspired ❤
I loved this and thought it was a fantastic first effort. More, please!!
You have created a very insightful vid my friend. Thank you very much. Stay blessed 🙌
Absolutely fantastic video! You expressed this idea beautifully! I just stumbled across your channel and this is the first video I have watched of yours and I look forward to exploring your entire library. Thank you
This is a beautiful crafted piece my friend. Thank you so much. Cheers from Brasil!
The most understandable documentary I've ever watched about Buddha Damma . Thank you sincerely. I've subscribed.💯💯💯❤️👍🏼
Amazing video! I loved every second of it 💜
This is probably the BEST video on this subject.
You explained it amazingly. Thanks bro
I'm surprised this was your first video. It wasn't messy at all. It's a video that was very welcomed. Perfect timing. Thank you for putting it together. I feel you explained things very well.