The Buddha's Argument for Non-self Through Impermanence: It's Strange!

The second argument the Buddha uses in his Second Sermon on non-self involves impermanence. I'll look at his argument there and why it seems rather odd to our ears. I'll consider one potential subtext for the Buddha's argument, and what it might show us about the historical context of the sutta.

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✅ Video mentioned:
The Buddha's Second Sermon on Non-self Through Control -- https://youtu.be/Ro0BV84dci4

✅ Suttas mentioned:
https://suttacentral.net/sn22.59/en/sujato
https://suttacentral.net/mn148/en/sujato

✅ Book mentioned:
Patrick Olivelle (trans.) The Early Upaniṣads -- https://amzn.to/3uoWpiH

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00:00 Intro
02:14 The Second Sermon and impermanence
03:32 A later argument for non-self using impermanence
05:59 The second argument for non-self in the Second Sermon is odd
09:58 The subtext for this second argument
11:57 Brahman as bliss in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
13:24 The subtext of the second argument of the Second Sermon
15:16 Finding bliss through “Brahman” in early Buddhism

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