Saturday, August 15, 2009

Ananda Sutta

Tonight talk by Sayadaw U Vimala is about Ananda Sutta. According to this sutta, Ven Vangisa addressed Ven Ananda about sensual lust that had invaded Ven Vangisa's mind and how to eliminate this. Ven Ananda answered (in 4 verses) that is to avoid seeing beautiful things, but also most of all, one has to be mindful. Sayadaw said that in doing meditation, one can practice what is advised by Ven Ananda by looking at any object as impermanent and subjected to change.

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