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Abandon What Is Not Yourself
- The Buddha's core teaching is to abandon what is not truly ours to find welfare and happiness.
- Our deep attachment to the five aggregates (form, feeling, perception, volitional formations, consciousness) creates the sense of self and suffering.
Yogi's Challenge to Sit Still
- During a retreat, Joseph experienced how the body's natural afflictions motivate movement and discomfort.
- A yogi from India once challenged him to sit still for two days, highlighting the body's inherent restlessness.
Body's Ungovernable Nature
- The body's elements are ungovernable and naturally lead to affliction, which reveals they are not self.
- Recognizing the body's ungovernable nature helps us understand the non-self characteristic of our physical form.