Anattā - The Buddha's teaching on Non-Self and how to use it for insight (Vipassanā) - The second Discourse of the Buddha | The Life of the Buddha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Jun 13, 2025 · 1h 9m

This talk gives an overview of the Anattā-Lakkhana Sutta, the Buddha's second discourse and how we can use the Buddha's teaching on Non-Self (Anattā) to free our hearts from clinging to what is impermanent, decaying and inherently unsatisfactory and suffering.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction to the Discourse on Non-Self

3:16 Overview of the content of the Discourse

10:02 The purpose of the teaching on non-self

10:24 What creates…