What do the Five Senses Really Tell You?

What do the Five Senses Really Tell You?

Author: Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo October 31, 2023 Duration: 59:21

The five senses are about distinction - the idea of self-nature being inherently real. They are extensions of our ego. Why is the understanding of our own true nature so difficult for human beings? Jetsunma answers, "Because we are practicing the mantra of separation constantly, on five different levels at once!" Ngündro, a preliminary foundational Buddhist practice, is the support for all other practices that follow. It is designed to pry our minds loose from the conceptualization, delusion and over-intellectualization that our five senses have been reporting to us for aeons.

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