Reply To: Discourse 4 – Sakkaya Ditthi – What is “a Person”?

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Johnny_Lim
Participant

Hi Lal,

In this discourse, you mentioned about attachment to the rupakkhandha of the dense body, and the various things that people do to beautify and maintain this highly esteemed possession. There are people who are not of the most narcissistic nature, who do not care much about their looks and body types but are so attached to their worldly knowledge and wisdom that they will do anything to pursue and maintain their goals. Falling short of which, would render them into deep depression and agitation. This lot of people are evident in areas such as philosophy, politics, music, arts and anything that has to do with creativity, artistry and intellectual works. Can we say that these people are actually attached to the other 4 khandhas of feelings, perceptions, sankhara, and consciousness? Seems like attachment to mind works of the mental body can be even more detrimental to the physical body for some. This group of people might not even believe in the concept of a gandhabba let alone rebirth. They merely associate their khandhas with their self in various ways which the Buddha rejected.