The teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
14 June 2024
“If you have jhāna, you will have the strength to let go.”
Question: "Is mindfulness practice enough to have insight to see the Dhamma?"
Tan Ajahn: "Not enough. You see the Dhamma, but you don’t have the strength to let go of your attachments. It is only when you have jhāna, that you have let go of your attachment, but you only let go temporarily in your samādhi.
After you come out of your samādhi, your attachment returns. That is where you use vipassanā.
Use the knowledge that the body is not yourself, that the body is impermanent, that if you cling to your body, your mind becomes painful and stressed. If you don’t want this, then you have to let go of the body.
If you have jhāna, you will have the strength to let go. If you don’t have jhāna, you don’t have the strength to let go."
“Dhamma for the Asking, Vol.2”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
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