Gain and loss (lābho ca alābho ca)
Everyday life practice / Eight Worldly Conditions / Gain and loss 
2 excerpts, 15:23 total duration

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 10 – Jan. 21, 2013

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1. “Could you give advice on how to practice Buddhānussati? Are there any suttas useful for working with this theme?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Recollection/Buddha ] [Sutta] // [Learning] [Human]

Reference: Recollection of the Buddha, Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 4.

Sutta: MN 11: Cūḷasīhanāda Sutta.

Sutta: MN 74: Dīghanakha Sutta. [Views] [Great disciples] [Upatakh]

Sutta: MN 12.58: “You might think that the jujube fruit was bigger in those days...” [Buddha/Biography] [Humor]

Sutta: SN 17.5: Dung beetle on a ball of dung. [Gain and loss]


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 42 – Mar. 9, 2016

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3. “Ajahn Sucitto [in ‘Awareness: Nameless and Stopped’] described how dealing with the difficulties of jungle monastery life in Thailand developed the practice. How do you apply the same principles in well-supported monasteries?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Thai Forest Tradition] [Lay life] [Culture/Natural environment] [Poverty] [Gain and loss] // [Truth]