A study guide on the five khandhas (aggregates) emphasizing the importance of bringing the right questions to the teachings on the khandhas.
If you use them to define what you are as a person, you tie yourself down to no purpose. But if you use them to put an end to suffering, your questions fall away and you’re free.
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You yourselves must strive, the Buddhas only point the way
Buddha, Dhp 276
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