In this monologue, Ajahn Amaro discusses the five khandas (rupa, vedana, sannya, sankara, and vijnana) as a framework for exploring the human experience and disentangling from habits of identification. He explains how formal meditation and mindfulness practices, like vipassana, help settle the mind, allowing for a more open and accepting awareness of the present moment. Ajahn Amaro emphasizes the importance of using reflections on Anicca (impermanence), Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness), and Anatta (not-self) as active tools to challenge delusions of permanence and self, encouraging listeners to leave space for the unconditioned nature of the heart to awaken rather than replacing old concepts with new ones.
