Sutta Discussion Become Unshakable Be Heedful Mindful Guarded AN 4 117 |Ven Canda | 17 January 2025

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Ven Candā leads a discussion around AN 4.117, on the topic of guarding the mind. The talk starts with a sutta reading and reflection, followed by an hour of comments and reflection with participants. [0:00] Intro and sutta reading [4:44] Heedfulness, mindfulness and guarding [14:11] Things that provoke lust and hatred [22:02] Lust, desire, and adoration [32:00] Changing the situation versus learning to be with it [36:06] Not ready to let go [41:32] Freedom from trembling and shaking [46:28] Desire for acceptance from loved ones [52:00] How is guarding the mind related to virtue? [59:27] Experiencing delusion and intoxication [1:02:51] What to do about addictive things like phones and social media? [1:05:15] Adult children rejecting Buddhism [1:14:10] Motivating ourselves before we can access the joy of deep meditation AN 4.117: Guarding suttacentral.n.... AN 4.116: Heedfulness suttacentral.n....
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