Bhikkhu Bodhi on Nibbāna

[yeshe.tenley]

@Jasudho

We could turn this around and say those who do not see the aggregates as fundamentally dukkha will not be able to fully let go of them.

Yes, I recognize this claim as very well articulated. The claim and counterclaim I think can be formulated like this:

1. Is it possible to totally give up desire for the aggregates (either craving for their continued existence or craving for their non-existence) while not seeing the aggregates as fundamentally existing as dukkha incarnate?

2. Is it possible to totally give up desire for the aggregates (either craving for their continued existence or craving for their non-existence) while seeing the aggregates as fundamentally existing?

This is I believe our disagreement boiled down in the clearest terms I’m able to muster. You say no and yes. I say yes and no.