Not Me, Not Mine, Not I, Not Self | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri

On the first Full Moon Practice Day in this year's rains retreat at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha leads a guided meditation on the theme of 'Not-Self' ('Anattā'). 

In the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta, the Buddha taught a short but pithy, meditative Pali formula to his first five disciples. Contemplating it wisely, the hearts of his disciples were released from all corruptions and attained Nibbāna.

However, even if our wisdom faculty is not yet developed enough to fully comprehend the meaning of this teaching, we can still apply it on the level of perception to at least point our mind in the right direction. 

We're using the breath as anchor for our awareness. Then we apply this Mantra-like reflection on Not-Self to any distractions, thoughts, phantasies and so on that may arise in our mind:

• "N'etaṃ mama, n'eso'ham-asmi, na m'eso attā'ti"
  
• "This is not mine, I am not this/this isn't me, this is not my Self"

In fact, we can even apply Not-Self to the breath itself. If we don't hold on too tightly to our meditation object, our meditation will be so much smoother 😊

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