Four Nutriments (cattāro āhārā)
Four Nutriments (cattāro āhārā)
5. Quote: “He really didn’t give us a lot of room to feed or problems and our neuroses and our desires and our attachments....That was an extraordinary gift.” — Ajahn Pasanno [Teaching Dhamma] [Nutriment] [Suffering] [Delusion] [Ajahn Chah] [Craving] [Clinging] [Gratitude]
1. “Can you reflect upon Ajahn Lee’s positive approach to the nutriments?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo] [Nutriment] [Sutta]
10. “Appreciation for becoming aware of consciousness as a nutriment.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Consciousness] [Nutriment]
12. “As I’ve been pondering about consciousness as nutriment, which pointed me to the self. I am wondering, is the self attachment? But attachment is not permanent either. So could we say the self can be either attachment and/or non-attachment, the owner or non-owner? Not trying to find self, rather understanding self? Perhaps pure self as opposed to impure self? Please comment.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Consciousness] [Nutriment] [Not-self] [Clinging]
13. “I was a little confused this morning about the nutriments. I’m assuming the nutriments nourish our suffering. What are the nutriments? How would consciousness and mental volition differ in feeding dukkha?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Nutriment] [Consciousness] [Volition] [Suffering]
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]