audio dharma is an archive of dharma talks given by gil fronsdal and various guest speakers at the insight meditation center in redwood city, ca. each talk illuminates aspects of the buddha's teachings. the purpose is the same that the buddha had for his teachings, to guide us toward the end of suffering and the attainment of freedom.

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Kāya in most suttās refers to the "pañcupādānakkhandha kāya." Sakkāya is the view and conviction/perception of an average human (puthujjana) that