Sakkaya ditthi
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spiritnoname
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Sakkaya ditthi
How does one purify sakkaya ditthi?
Re: Sakkaya ditthi
Hello spiritnoname,
You don't 'purify' it - you get rid of it by devoting yourself to consistent sila, study and practice so that understanding and wisdom grow.
Have a look at this sutta excerpt:
MN 148 Chachakka Sutta: The Six Sextets
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"Now, this is the path of practice leading to the cessation of self-identification. One assumes about the eye that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.' One assumes about forms... One assumes about consciousness at the eye... One assumes about contact at the eye... One assumes about feeling... One assumes about craving that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.'
"One assumes about the ear...
"One assumes about the nose...
"One assumes about the tongue...
"One assumes about the body...
"One assumes about the intellect that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.' One assumes about ideas... One assumes about consciousness at the intellect... One assumes about contact at the intellect... One assumes about feeling... One assumes about craving that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.'
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metta
Chris
You don't 'purify' it - you get rid of it by devoting yourself to consistent sila, study and practice so that understanding and wisdom grow.
Have a look at this sutta excerpt:
MN 148 Chachakka Sutta: The Six Sextets
...............
"Now, this is the path of practice leading to the cessation of self-identification. One assumes about the eye that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.' One assumes about forms... One assumes about consciousness at the eye... One assumes about contact at the eye... One assumes about feeling... One assumes about craving that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.'
"One assumes about the ear...
"One assumes about the nose...
"One assumes about the tongue...
"One assumes about the body...
"One assumes about the intellect that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.' One assumes about ideas... One assumes about consciousness at the intellect... One assumes about contact at the intellect... One assumes about feeling... One assumes about craving that 'This is not me, this is not my self, this is not what I am.'
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http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... tml#selfid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
metta
Chris
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---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: Sakkaya ditthi
Hi Spirit,spiritnoname wrote:How does one purify sakkaya ditthi?
Through mindfulness, awareness, and anatta ?
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retrofuturist
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Re: Sakkaya ditthi
Greetings Chris,
Excellent sutta!
The six-sense bases (and the five aggregates for that matter) provide excellent means for removing self-view.
Metta,
Retro.
Excellent sutta!
The six-sense bases (and the five aggregates for that matter) provide excellent means for removing self-view.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Sakkaya ditthi
Please correct me if I make mistakes guys, because I'm primarily a Mahayana practitioner trying to understand Pali terminology and Theravada. I wan't sure if Spirit wanted an answer for personal practice or was asking a question to stimulate discussion.
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Re: Sakkaya ditthi
Greetings Dazzle,
Your response certainly wasn't wrong... I guess we'll see if spiritnoname has any further questions in responses to the answers given.
Metta,
Retro.
Your response certainly wasn't wrong... I guess we'll see if spiritnoname has any further questions in responses to the answers given.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."