Sep 30, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
This episode is a talk given by the forest meditation master Ajahn Gunhah Sukakhamo and is titled “The Five Khandas”. It was published as part of Jai Dee - Jai Sabai - Delivery 42. You can find links…
The Five Khandas by Ajahn Gunha May you sit comfortably.
May you be at ease while breathing in, and may you be at ease while breathing out.
Have sati, mindfulness.
Know yourself clearly.
Focus internally on your body, having sati-sampajanya, mindfulness and clear comprehension.
Know yourself clearly.
Be comfortable.
Most of the time your heart is not peaceful.
It is affected by emotions such as liking and disliking that are dominating you all the time.
You turn small matters into big issues.
You create issues out of things that don't matter.
We have a body.
This body is composed of the five khandas.
What are the five khandas? The five khandas are form, which is this body.
Feeling, which is happiness, suffering and neutral feeling that arises in your body.
Sañña is memory and association, remembering old stories.
Viññāna is the one who knows, who tells you what is good and bad, right and wrong.
The five khandas are fulfilling their respective functions in a complete and straightforward way.
If any of the khandas is not working, your physical and mental health is not normal.
You are ill.
The Lord Buddha wants you to know what is going on in your body and mind, to know your thinking and proliferation.
These things are working in accordance with nature.
They arise, remain and cease in your daily life.
He doesn't want you to get entangled in your emotions, thoughts and feelings or in whatever arises in your heart.
The Five Khandas by Ajahn Gunha May you sit comfortably.
May you be at ease while breathing in, and may you be at ease while breathing out.
Have sati, mindfulness.
Know yourself clearly.
Focus internally on your body, having sati-sampajanya, mindfulness and clear comprehension.
Know yourself clearly.
Be comfortable.
Most of the time your heart is not peaceful.
It is affected by emotions such as liking and disliking that are dominating you all the time.
You turn small matters into big issues.
You create issues out of things that don't matter.
We have a body.
This body is composed of the five khandas.
What are the five khandas? The five khandas are form, which is this body.
Feeling, which is happiness, suffering and neutral feeling that arises in your body.
Sañña is memory and association, remembering old stories.
Viññāna is the one who knows, who tells you what is good and bad, right and wrong.
The five khandas are fulfilling their respective functions in a complete and straightforward way.
If any of the khandas is not working, your physical and mental health is not normal.
You are ill.
The Lord Buddha wants you to know what is going on in your body and mind, to know your thinking and proliferation.
These things are working in accordance with nature.
They arise, remain and cease in your daily life.
He doesn't want you to get entangled in your emotions, thoughts and feelings or in whatever arises in your heart.
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