References – AN 10.61: Ignorance 
Sutta / Aṅguttara Nikāya / AN 10: Dasakanipāta / AN 10.61: Avijjāsutta (9)

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Reading: AN 10.61, “Ignorance.” Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ignorance] [Nutriment]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 2


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“How does good conduct bring about the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in AN 10.61?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Virtue] [Right Mindfulness] // [Practicing in accordance with Dhamma]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 3


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“Could you elaborate on the difference between nutriment [AN 10.61] and the causal relationships in Dependent Origination?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Nutriment] [Dependent origination] [Conditionality] // [Commentaries] [Pāli] [Thai]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 4


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“Could you say more about the positive causal process that is the opposite of paticcasamuppāda?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Dependent origination] [Conditionality] [Mindfulness] // [Skillful qualities] [Right Mindfulness] [Factors of Awakening]

Sutta: SN 12.23 Upanisa: Dukkha is a cause for faith. [Suffering] [Faith]

Sutta: AN 10.61 Avijjā: The Five Hindrances are a cause for ignorance. [Hindrances] [Ignorance]

Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition [2014], Session 37, Excerpt 4


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“In 2005 you lead a retreat at Abhayagiri talking about the breath, and Debbie has now turned that into a book. In conversation you mentioned that you will add how your understanding of breath meditation has changed over the last 15-20 years …” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Meditation retreats] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Debbie Stamp] [Long-term practice] // [Naturalness]

Note: A 14-second silence due to a streaming glitch has been removed; the book mentioned has not yet been published.

Sutta: AN 10.61: Rain falling on a mountain. [Similes]

Being Dhamma (with Tigers) [2023], Excerpt 7


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“In my experience, sometimes when I rest in the awareness for a long time, it feels very peaceful, nice, calm, and pure. But there’s a sense of ‘So what?’” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Kaccāna. [Knowing itself] // [Doubt] [Conditionality] [Ignorance] [Hindrances] [Investigation of states] [Suffering]

Sutta: AN 10.61: The Five Hindrances are the nutriment for ignorance.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 28, Excerpt 4


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AN 10.61 explains that not drawing close to good people is the root of ignorance. Teaching by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. [Association with people of integrity ] [Ignorance] [Conditionality] // [Saṅgha] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support]

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 54, Excerpt 11


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“How are yoniso manasikāra and sati-sampajañña related?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. [Appropriate attention ] [Mindfulness] [Clear comprehension ] // [Conditionality] [Stream entry]

Sutta: MN 10.8: Clear comprension. [Mindfulness of body]

Sutta: AN 10.61: The support for sati-sampajañña is yoniso manasikāra.

Sutta: SN 55.5: Four factors for stream entry.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 55, Excerpt 6


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The seven qualities of a sapurisa (good person; DN 33.2.3). Teaching by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. [Association with people of integrity ] // [P. A. Payutto] [Mindfulness] [Clear comprehension] [Moderation in eating] [Ajahn Chah] [Time management]

Reference: Buddhadhamma by P. A. Payutto Chapter 13.4.

Reference: A Constitution for Living by P. A. Payutto (pdf unavailable).

Sutta: AN 10.61: The first condition for dispelling ignorance.

Sutta: AN 2.126: The voice of another is a condition for the arising of Right View. [Right View]

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 56, Excerpt 8