The No-Self Teaching | Buddhism

You say ’I am’, but what does the word ’I’ refer to? According to the Buddhist teaching of no-self, to answer this question correctly is to reach liberation. It is to reach the end of all unhappiness. Here we explore the Buddha’s teaching of the 5 aggregates (skandhas or khandhas). This teaching is variously called anatman, anatta, no-self, nonself, etc. The essence of the teaching is that liberation (moksha) and enlightenment (nirvana) come about when one realizes that every model of the self we can have is a wrong model. When one lets go of grasping, of falsely identifying oneself with the contents of experience - only then can one put an end to suffering (dukkha) once and for all. #philosophy #wisdom #buddhism #existential ⭐ Support this channel: 💰PayPal Donation: 📨 Subscribe with email: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reading ▶ A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (Steven M. Emmanuel) ▶ An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy (Stephen J. Laumakis) ▶ What the Buddha Taught (Walpola Rahula Thero) ▶ The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching (Thich Nhat Hanh) ▶ Foundations of Buddhism (Rupert Gethin) To learn more about the five aggregates as found in the original Buddhist literature, visit: For an in-depth study into the Buddhist no-self doctrine, I suggest these two books: *Identity and Experience by Sue Hamilton () *Selfless Persons by Steven Collins (=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1) Free access to Early Buddhist scripture: