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Tag: skandhas

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How will we recognise the bliss of Awakening when we have nothing to compare it to?

It’s not a kind of intellectual understanding where we work out this is happiness because it’s not suffering – we know it when we recognise our True Nature… Continue reading How will we recognise the bliss of Awakening when we have nothing to compare it to?

Awakened Heart SanghaSeptember 3, 2022September 3, 2022
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What is the skandha of consciousness and how is it different from awareness?

Consciousness in this sense depends on its object for its existence and character, and there are as many of them as there are mind moments. So it’s a collection, aggregate, bundle or collection of things – hence called a skandha… Continue reading What is the skandha of consciousness and how is it different from awareness?

Awakened Heart SanghaApril 17, 2021April 17, 20211 Comment
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