Anatta in Tilakkhana (three characteristics of nature) is not about a “self” but about the non-beneficial nature of the world. Understanding the “anicca, dukkha, anatta nature” of the world is critical to attaining Nibbāna, the end of suffering.
October 2, 2023
It is critically important to understand the concept of a “pabhassara citta” or a “pure mind” to comprehend the posts in this section.
- Please read the following subsection first: “Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind.”
Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti
Anicca Nature- Chasing Worldly Pleasures Is Pointless
Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse
Dukkha – Previously Unknown Truth About Suffering
Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean?
“Attā” as “Self” – Wrong Translation in Many Suttās