Conceit (māna)
Unskillful qualities / Ten Fetters / Conceit 
Part of tag cluster Conceit and guilt in key topic Unskillful Qualities
Glosses: Conceiving
Also a subtag of Proliferation and Conceit-related
See also: Doctrine-of-self clinging, Self-identity view
30 excerpts, 2:42:40 total duration



Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 24 – Feb. 5, 2016

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1. “Can you provide guidance on the contemplation of conceiving, and name and form?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Conceit] [Aggregates] [Proliferation] // [Suffering] [Nature of mind] [Advertizing] [Impermanence] [Relinquishment] [Not-made-of-that] [Four Noble Truths]

Sutta: Ud 3.10: “For however one conceives it, it is always other than that.”

Quote: “The mind is a liar and a cheat.” — Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah] [False speech]

Reference: Ajahn Buddhadāsa’s Nine Eyes, The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, p. 116. [Ajahn Buddhadāsa] [Characteristics of existence]

Sutta: UD 1.10 Bāhiya Sutta: “In the seen there is only the seen...” [Sense bases] [Perception] [Conceit]

Quote: “You can hurt yourself even with really good tools.” [Meditation/Techniques] [Right Effort]


Thanksgiving Retreat 2016, Session 3 – Nov. 21, 2016

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6. “Please talk about fixed views and the nine conceits.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Views ] [Conceit ] // [Pāli] [Proliferation ] [Craving] [Self-identity view] [Cessation of Suffering] [Competitiveness] [Culture/West]

Teaching: The three papañcadhammas. [Conceit ]


Thanksgiving Retreat 2016, Session 6 – Nov. 24, 2016

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5. “I am tangled up in self-identification and conceit. What should I do to get myself out?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Self-identity view ] [Conceit] // [Suffering] [Discernment] [Relinquishment] [Clinging]


The Path of Practice, Session 2 – Jun. 16, 2019

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9. “When strong feelings associated with conceit come, what to do?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Conceit] [Feeling] // [Noble Truth of Suffering] [Mindfulness of feeling] [Clear comprehension] [Nutriment] [Relinquishment] [Patience]


Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 19 – Jun. 14, 2021

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5. “A sense of causeless joy permeates awareness, yet there remains a sense of me that experiences. How to dissolve that?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Happiness] [Knowing itself] [Conceit] // [Noble Truth of Suffering] [Suffering] [Relinquishment]