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The five aggregates, or us, are life





                                                              Life : Comprising body and mind (rūpa
                                                              and nāma)


 Kamma : Deliberate,                                          1) the body, or rūpa, arises from the
 intentional, activities
                                                              concocting of the earth, water, fire, and air
                                                              elements


                                                              2) the mind, or nāma, can be divided into

                                                              four operations, thus:
                                                                    I) when there are feelings of satisfaction
                                                              or dissatisfaction, or neither/nor that

                                                              pleasant or unpleasant feeling, which is
                                                              called vedanā
                                                                    II) when there’s recognition or the
                                                              regarding of something as being this or
                                                              that, it’s  called saññā, perception

                                                                    III) when there’s thinking about
                                                              anything, it’s called sankhāra
                                                                    IV) when there’s clear awareness via the

                                                              eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or the mind,
                                                              that’s called viññāna





              These are called panca khandha (the five aggregates) consisting in
              one rūpa (the body) and four nāma (the mind), that is

                     1) rūpa khandha (the body)

                     2) vedanā khandha (feeling)
                     3)saññā khandha (perception)
                     4)sankhāra khandha (thinking)
                     5)viññāna khandha (awareness)                                            ...I can let go  25
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