𝟔𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

 

Last Monday, Bhante Dr. Chandima delved into the concept of 𝘗𝘢𝘩ā𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘢ññā (the perception of Giving Up). Bhante explained that the purpose of 𝘗𝘢𝘩ā𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘢ññā is to give up four unskillful thoughts through five practices under the framework of effortless effort, where effortless effort signifies right living.

Bhante elaborated that the first unskillful thought is “extreme sense pleasure,” the second is the thought of destroying others and oneself, the third is the thought of abuse, and the fourth encompasses any other arising thoughts related to unskillful actions.

 

The five practices to address these four forms of akusala are: 1) Not tolerating when akusala arises, 2) Giving them up outright, 3) Removing them, 4) Ending the process of akusala, and 5) Ceasing the akusala. Bhante emphasized that none of these practices can be achieved without the right effort—or what he calls “effortless effort.”

He further explained the four ways to apply effortless effort:

1. Effortless effort to prevent arising akusala,

2. Effortless effort to remove existing akusala,

3. Effortless effort to cultivate new kusala, and

4. Effortless effort to deepen existing kusala.

In conclusion, Bhante highlighted that maintaining right effort through effortless effort, as outlined in the Girimānanda Sutta, is both a daily and momentary practice. We cannot wait to practice it; instead, we must embrace it as much as possible to cultivate the perception of giving up, which ultimately leads to faster physical and mental healing.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢,

Patisota Team