1. “When you explained the four kinds of clinging, you said that sensual desire is more obvious [than the others]. But in terms of the different stages of realization, it’s not the first to go. Can you explain?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Clinging] [Sensual desire] [Stages of awakening] [Attachment to precepts and practices] // [Stream entry] [Once return] [Non-return] [Self-identity view]
Sutta: AN 3.68: Sensual desire fades slowly but has lesser negative consequences. [Sensual desire]
3. “Why isn’t the mind sense gate included as one of the cords of sensual pleasure?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sense bases] [Sensual desire]
4. “The Buddha teaches that you have pleasant vedanā, neutral vedanā, and unpleasant vedanā. But [in MN 75.16] he seems to be saying that all pleasant vedanā isn’t actually pleasant; it’s actually unpleasant.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Feeling] // [Sensual desire] [Mindfulness of breathing]
Sutta: MN 44.22-24: Cūḷavedalla Sutta.
1. Comments and examples regarding the simile of the leper cauterizing his wounds in MN 75.13. [Similes] [Sensual desire] // [Suffering] [Self-identity view]
Response by Ajahn Pasanno. [Delusion] [Community]
5. Reflections by Ajahn Amaro on “Passion is a maker of measurement; aversion is a maker of measurement …” (SN 41.7). [Perception] [Judgementalism ] [Sensual desire] [Aversion] // [Unwholesome Roots] [Conventions]
Quote: “Is this long or short?” — Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah]
3. “Is it possible to repeat the preparatory stages [before the Buddha teaches the Four Noble Truths] (Mahāvagga 1.7.5)?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Gradual Teaching ] [Four Noble Truths] // [Generosity] [Virtue] [Deva] [Kamma] [Drawbacks] [Sensual desire] [Renunciation] [Happiness] [Teaching Dhamma]
Story: A gangster visits Ajahn Chah and begins to keep the precepts. [Crime] [Ajahn Chah] [Killing] [Five Precepts] [Stealing]