Imagery in the Early Buddhist Texts
Sakkāyadiṭṭhi - Self View
This is part 15 of a course going systematically through Bhikkhu Analayo's Excursions series.
Illustration by Ayya Vimalayani aka "Ven Yodha"
The self is an assumption we construct from our dreams.
Suttas
Similes
Hecker similes: 3, 18, 24 and 25.
Reflections
How can these suttas help us differentiate between self-compassion and self-indulgence?