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Timeless | Akaliko | Buddhist Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question about the meaning of 'akāliko' (timeless).
Timelessness is one of the qualities of the Dhamma, as described by the Buddha in the well known formula:
"Svākkhāto Bhagavatā Dhammo, sandiṭṭhiko, akāliko, ehipassiko, opanayiko, paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhī'ti"
"The Dhamma is well expounded by the exhaulted one, visible here and now, timeless, inviting investigation, practicable, to be experienced for themselves by the wise."
There are two aspects of 'Timelessness' in regards to the Dhamma:
Regarding 'Dhamma' as conceptual teaching expressed in words, it's…
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