Sutta discussion - How To Restrain The Six Animals Of The Senses
Ven Candā leads a discussion on the six senses and the sense restraint based on the sutta SN 35.247, in which the Buddha gives a simile about six animals pulling in different directions and how establishing mindfulness of the body can help restrain the senses.
After the 30-minute reading, she leads a 45-minute Q&A discussion.
[0:00] The six sense bases and sense restraint
[9:00] Sutta reading and explanation
[28:30] The role of mindfulness of the body in sense restraint
[35:30] The relationship between sense restraint and rejoicing
[39:24] Seeing aversion to sense objects in daily life
[45:26] How rejoicing in pleasant sense objects (ex: nature) relates to sense restraint
[50:30] How the sense doors are like wounds
[53:03] Moving the focus off of unpleasant sensations and skillful perception
[1:02:00] What to do when the senses are immersed in the suffering of others
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