In the Bāhiya Sutta, the Buddha appears to provide instructions on unmediated awareness. That which is seen (diṭṭha), heard (suta), sensed (muta), and cognized (viññāta) are simply seen, heard, sensed, and cognized. 1/
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Based on SN 1.25, such language is the type that arahants may use (e.g., ahaṃ - I, mamaṃ - me) without underlying conceit. In the case of the arahant, these terms function as expressions (vohāra) conforming to worldly convention (loke samaññaṃ). 10/
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For Bāhiya, the *instruction* to train in relinquishing all self-reference seems to be the proximate cause, the tipping point, for arahant-ship. Instant enlightenment ensues, until he collides with a cow on the road... 11/
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https://www.academia.edu/38109239/The_B%C4%81hiya_Instruction_and_the_Theory_of_Bare_Awareness … Please suggest another reading. We are identified/possessed by our sensory mechanisms as the substance generated by said mechanisms interacts with previously recorded impressions generating a passive reactive state. Thank you for your responses
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Thank you! Br. Joe Smith covers all bases succinctly. The subtle conceit "I am" (asmi-māna) is the culprit. For a more technical take on a related discourse, see Mahāsī Sayādaw: http://www.aimwell.org/malukyaputta.html … For a more colorful take on both, see Ajahn Brahm: https://bswa.org/bswp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Ajahn_Brahmavamso_Bahiyas_Teaching.pdf …
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