{"product_id":"6457","title":"The Self Made Private Prison (MP3 Audiobook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is an audiobook of Bodhi Leaves No. 120 by Lily de Silva, 'The Self Made Private Prison' found in the Pariyatti Edition of \u003ca href=\"\/collected-bodhi-leaves-vol-4\"\u003eCollected Bodhi Leaves Vol. IV\u003c\/a\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are they called aggregates, \u003cem\u003ekhandha\u003c\/em\u003e? \u003cem\u003eKhandha\u003c\/em\u003e means  heap  or  accumulation . It is easy to understand that the body is a heap of material elements. We maintain its process of growth by heaping it up with gross material food. In the mental sphere, too, through our experiences we accumulate feelings, perceptions and ideas, volitions, and consciousness. Therefore all five aspects of the personality are called heaps, accumulations, or aggregates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey are called aggregates of grasping because we cling to them passionately as  I  and  mine . Just as an animal tied with a strap to a firm post runs round and round the post, stands, sits, and lies down beside the post, so the person who regards the five aggregates as one's self cannot escape from the aggregates and the suffering, disappointment and anxiety which invariably accompany them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the video player below to listen to the audiobook.  The video player comes with a menu of chapters (bottom right on the player) for jumping to different parts of the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"iframe-container\"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/702230719?quality=1080p\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.pariyatti.org\/free\/6457\/The%20Self%20Made%20Private%20Prison%20-%20single.mp3\"\u003eDownload Single File (59MB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.pariyatti.org\/free\/6457\/The%20Self%20Made%20Private%20Prison%20-%20chapters.zip\"\u003eDownload Chapters (20MB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MFt0GlwrTUM\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"youtube_link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView on YouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/audiobooks\"\u003eCheck out our complete audiobook catalog.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWe are grateful to the volunteers who offered their time and skills creating this product so that we can offer it freely. If you wish to help us record more audiobooks, please email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:volunteer@pariyatti.org\"\u003evolunteer@pariyatti.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"De Silva, Lily","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101769470046,"sku":"703120","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/703120.jpg?v=1760548801","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/6457","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}