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
To comprehend the posts in this section, it is critically important to understand the concept of a “pabhassara citta” or a “pure mind. ”
- Please read the following subsection: “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
“Attato Samanupassati” – To View Something to be of Value
Saññā Vipallāsa – Distorted Perception
Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā”
Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment