Drawbacks (ādīnava)
Indeterminate qualities / Three Aspects of Understanding / Drawbacks
Alternative translations: Danger
See also: Spiritual urgency
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2014 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 1 – Nov. 22, 2014

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4. “Thank you for your talk on mindfulness today—very helpful. I’ve been practicing for a long time (and have even had a few insights that made big impressions on me) and while my sila has definitely improved, my mindfulness is a priority and I might have a tad more wisdom, my mind looks for ways to suffer. Sometimes I feel like a total failure as a Buddhist. I understand that letting go of identity view is the answer, but how? What am I missing?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Long-term practice] [Suffering] [Perfectionism] [Self-identity view] // [Aggregates] [Relinquishment] [Drawbacks] [Gladdening the mind]

Sutta: SN 22.22: The Burden (Chanting Book translation)


Can We Function without Attachement?, Session 4 – Oct. 1, 2017

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2. “In AN 9.41, does the Buddha enumerate the drawbacks of sensuality?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sensual desire] [Drawbacks]

Reference: “Drawbacks,” part of A Path to Freedom: A Self-guided Tour of the Buddha’s Teachings on accesstoinsight.org. [Dhamma online] [Desire] [Drawbacks]

Sutta: MN 13: Mahādukkhakkhandha Sutta


Madison Insight Retreat 2023, Session 1 – Oct. 13, 2023

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4. “Please speak about sense consciouness and how the release of attachment is acheived.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sense bases] [Consciousness] [Clinging] [Relinquishment] // [Delusion] [Insight meditation] [Knowledge and vision] [Feeling] [Contact] [Drawbacks] [Compassion]

Quote: “Dhamma practice is not difficult. There are only two things you need to do: know and let go.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Dhamma]