“Do even involuntary volitional formations below the level of direct awareness produce kamma?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Volitional formations] [Kamma] [Volition] // [Aversion]
Story: The Dalai Lama suggests that psychologists study virtuous people. [Dalai Lama] [Western psychology] [Virtue]
Sutta: AN 3.68: Comparison of greed, hatred, and delusion. [Unwholesome Roots]
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 35, Excerpt 5
“Why is greed harder to remove than anger (AN 3.68)?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Greed] [Aversion]
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 35, Excerpt 6
“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.