Mine Making: Investigating Upadana at the Food Buffet | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dependent Origination (Paṭicca Samuppāda) is one of the core teachings of the Buddha.

However, it is a teaching that the Buddha himself described as 'deep, profound, subtle, difficult to see...'.

Ajahn Dhammasiha explains how we can observe aspects of dependent origination during a common, every-day activity:

Taking food from a buffet! 🍚🍛🥄🥣

Ajahn offers reflection how we can observe the relationship of:

Sense Contact (phassa)

Craving (taṇhā)

Clinging / Grasping (upādāna)

While taking food from the buffet.

The moment we lift up some food from the buffet, and put it onto our plate, something…

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