Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?
According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the Buddhist teaching of not-self functions as a strategy rather than a philosophical position.
Enlightenment
Enlightenment, or awakening, in Buddhism is used to translate the Pali and Sanskrit term bodhi, which has its root in the meaning of to awaken and to know. It means direct insight into the fundamental truths of existence: the four noble truths, which are the truth of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path out of suffering, known as the eightfold path. Enlightenment, or awakening, is distinct from nirvana (Pali, nibbana), which is the extinguishing of suffering, as opposed to understanding the ultimate nature of reality.
Doorways to Awareness
On the three immovables and the stories we tell ourselves about enlightenment
Visionary Buddhism
Emptiness gets you only halfway.
A Pathless Land
The trouble with desiring and striving to be awakened
Liberation Through Non-Clinging Across Buddhist Traditions
How approaches from different Buddhist traditions can complement and support each other on the path to awakening
Liberation Through Non-Clinging Across Buddhist Traditions
Dharma teacher Joseph Goldstein discusses how different paths to non-clinging can complement and support each other rather than be in conflict.
The Task in Relation to Suffering
How we can learn to see things as they are—and, in the process, find freedom
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
The Beauty of Simplicity
A brief teaching on letting knowledge take a back seat
Not-Self Q&A
An American Theravada Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition breaks down common misconceptions about the early Buddhist teaching.
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