Teachings
Six senses. One quiet return.
More than 2,500 years ago, the Buddha described six sense bases—not only the familiar five, but also the mind.
When we treat the mind as a sense base, something shifts. A thought is no longer automatically 'me' or 'the truth'. It becomes an event that can be noticed, in the same way a bird call can be noticed.
This is a small change in how we look, and it can make a large difference in how we live.
Eye
Colour, shape and light arrive, and seeing happens.
Ear
Sound arrives and passes, whether we welcome it or not.
Nose
Scent appears quietly, often carrying memory with it.
Tongue
Taste is known directly, before any words are needed.
Body
Warmth, pressure, movement and breath—always available.
Mind
Thoughts, memories and images arise as their own kind of sensing.
Noticing the sixth sense
Jerry is a simple way of recognising mental activity as it happens—without arguing with it.
Meet Jerry