The self and the aggregates
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Seven-point Mind Training 
May 27, 2010 A series of commentaries on Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun by Nam-kha Pel, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa, given between September 2008 and July 2010.
- Determining the selflessness of persons
- How to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates
- The contradictory consequences of the self being inherently the same as the aggregates
MTRS 67: Investigating selflessness of persons (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
