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I noticed that I almost unconsciously revert to trying to fight cravings via willpower, i.e. resisting them. Let's take the example of food cravings. I usually make an internal commitment to avoid junk food, but the cravings nevertheless arise, and when my mood is low I fail to resist.



Are there alternatives to willpower in fighting cravings? I had been wondering whether other solutions -- like mindfulness or even seeking healthier sources of pleasure -- might be more effective.



More so, I believe I crave more because recently I experience less pleasure from activities or emotional sources. Does Buddhism have any technique specifically linked to pleasure?










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  • Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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I noticed that I almost unconsciously revert to trying to fight cravings via willpower, i.e. resisting them. Let's take the example of food cravings. I usually make an internal commitment to avoid junk food, but the cravings nevertheless arise, and when my mood is low I fail to resist.



Are there alternatives to willpower in fighting cravings? I had been wondering whether other solutions -- like mindfulness or even seeking healthier sources of pleasure -- might be more effective.



More so, I believe I crave more because recently I experience less pleasure from activities or emotional sources. Does Buddhism have any technique specifically linked to pleasure?










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  • Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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I noticed that I almost unconsciously revert to trying to fight cravings via willpower, i.e. resisting them. Let's take the example of food cravings. I usually make an internal commitment to avoid junk food, but the cravings nevertheless arise, and when my mood is low I fail to resist.



Are there alternatives to willpower in fighting cravings? I had been wondering whether other solutions -- like mindfulness or even seeking healthier sources of pleasure -- might be more effective.



More so, I believe I crave more because recently I experience less pleasure from activities or emotional sources. Does Buddhism have any technique specifically linked to pleasure?










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I noticed that I almost unconsciously revert to trying to fight cravings via willpower, i.e. resisting them. Let's take the example of food cravings. I usually make an internal commitment to avoid junk food, but the cravings nevertheless arise, and when my mood is low I fail to resist.



Are there alternatives to willpower in fighting cravings? I had been wondering whether other solutions -- like mindfulness or even seeking healthier sources of pleasure -- might be more effective.



More so, I believe I crave more because recently I experience less pleasure from activities or emotional sources. Does Buddhism have any technique specifically linked to pleasure?







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  • Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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  • Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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Willpower is one of the five strategies to remove distracted thought in MN 20. Try to follow the sequence of operation as suggested by the sutta before resorting to applying willpower. (ref: suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi )

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Some stuff for you to try:



  • Pace yourself, by letting cravings go in manageable steps (If everyone else deserves compassion, so do you in your practice of letting go)

  • Don't quit cold turkey, instead replace your habits with alternative
    activitites (essentially anything related to the eightfold path, not
    least meditation)

  • Do Asubha bhavana (foulness meditation)

  • Study dhamma (disperses ignorance on this topic, and is also conducive to comprehension/panna and hope/saddha, as alternatives to viriya/willpower)

  • Ask your sangha (You already did)





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    I usually make an internal commitment to avoid junk food




    Buddhism teaches to use wisdom. Constantly think about the dangers of junk food.






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      yes sati is always the way to guard the senses and guarding the senses is always the way to nibanna




      "And what is lack of restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing
      a form with the eye, is obsessed with pleasing forms, is repelled by
      unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness unestablished,
      with limited awareness. He does not discern, as it actually is
      present, the awareness-release, the discernment-release where any
      evil, unskillful mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease
      without remainder.



      "Hearing a sound with the ear...



      "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



      "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



      "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



      "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is obsessed with pleasing
      ideas, is repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
      body-mindfulness unestablished, with limited awareness. He does not
      discern, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
      discernment-release where any evil, unskillful mental qualities that
      have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



      "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
      different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
      snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
      bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
      rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, and tying a knot in the
      middle, he would set chase to them.



      "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
      would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
      thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
      thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
      'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
      into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
      charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
      forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
      would submit, they would surrender, they would come under the sway of
      whichever among them was the strongest. In the same way, when a monk
      whose mindfulness immersed in the body is undeveloped & unpursued, the
      eye pulls toward pleasing forms, while unpleasing forms are repellent.
      The ear pulls toward pleasing sounds... The nose pulls toward pleasing
      aromas... The tongue pulls toward pleasing flavors... The body pulls
      toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect pulls toward
      pleasing ideas, while unpleasing ideas are repellent. This, monks, is
      lack of restraint.



      "And what is restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing a form
      with the eye, is not obsessed with pleasing forms, is not repelled by
      unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness established, with
      immeasurable awareness. He discerns, as it actually is present, the
      awareness-release, the discernment-release where all evil, unskillful
      mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



      "Hearing a sound with the ear...



      "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



      "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



      "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



      "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is not obsessed with
      pleasing ideas, is not repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
      body-mindfulness established, with immeasurable awareness. He
      discerns, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
      discernment-release where all evil, unskillful mental qualities that
      have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



      "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
      different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
      snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
      bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
      rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, he would tether them to a
      strong post or stake.[1]



      "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
      would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
      thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
      thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
      'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
      into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
      charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
      forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
      would stand, sit, or lie down right there next to the post or stake.
      In the same way, when a monk whose mindfulness immersed in the body is
      developed & pursued, the eye does not pull toward pleasing forms, and
      unpleasing forms are not repellent. The ear does not pull toward
      pleasing sounds... The nose does not pull toward pleasing aromas...
      The tongue does not pull toward pleasing flavors... The body does not
      pull toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect does not pull
      toward pleasing ideas, and unpleasing ideas are not repellent. This,
      monks, is restraint.



      "Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness
      immersed in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins and take it
      as a basis, give it a grounding. We will steady it, consolidate it,
      and set about it properly.' That's how you should train yourselves."




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        Some stuff for you to try:



        • Pace yourself, by letting cravings go in manageable steps (If everyone else deserves compassion, so do you in your practice of letting go)

        • Don't quit cold turkey, instead replace your habits with alternative
          activitites (essentially anything related to the eightfold path, not
          least meditation)

        • Do Asubha bhavana (foulness meditation)

        • Study dhamma (disperses ignorance on this topic, and is also conducive to comprehension/panna and hope/saddha, as alternatives to viriya/willpower)

        • Ask your sangha (You already did)





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          Some stuff for you to try:



          • Pace yourself, by letting cravings go in manageable steps (If everyone else deserves compassion, so do you in your practice of letting go)

          • Don't quit cold turkey, instead replace your habits with alternative
            activitites (essentially anything related to the eightfold path, not
            least meditation)

          • Do Asubha bhavana (foulness meditation)

          • Study dhamma (disperses ignorance on this topic, and is also conducive to comprehension/panna and hope/saddha, as alternatives to viriya/willpower)

          • Ask your sangha (You already did)





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            Some stuff for you to try:



            • Pace yourself, by letting cravings go in manageable steps (If everyone else deserves compassion, so do you in your practice of letting go)

            • Don't quit cold turkey, instead replace your habits with alternative
              activitites (essentially anything related to the eightfold path, not
              least meditation)

            • Do Asubha bhavana (foulness meditation)

            • Study dhamma (disperses ignorance on this topic, and is also conducive to comprehension/panna and hope/saddha, as alternatives to viriya/willpower)

            • Ask your sangha (You already did)





            share|improve this answer















            Some stuff for you to try:



            • Pace yourself, by letting cravings go in manageable steps (If everyone else deserves compassion, so do you in your practice of letting go)

            • Don't quit cold turkey, instead replace your habits with alternative
              activitites (essentially anything related to the eightfold path, not
              least meditation)

            • Do Asubha bhavana (foulness meditation)

            • Study dhamma (disperses ignorance on this topic, and is also conducive to comprehension/panna and hope/saddha, as alternatives to viriya/willpower)

            • Ask your sangha (You already did)






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                        yes sati is always the way to guard the senses and guarding the senses is always the way to nibanna




                        "And what is lack of restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing
                        a form with the eye, is obsessed with pleasing forms, is repelled by
                        unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness unestablished,
                        with limited awareness. He does not discern, as it actually is
                        present, the awareness-release, the discernment-release where any
                        evil, unskillful mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease
                        without remainder.



                        "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                        "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                        "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                        "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                        "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is obsessed with pleasing
                        ideas, is repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                        body-mindfulness unestablished, with limited awareness. He does not
                        discern, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                        discernment-release where any evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                        have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                        "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                        different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                        snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                        bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                        rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, and tying a knot in the
                        middle, he would set chase to them.



                        "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                        would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                        thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                        thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                        'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                        into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                        charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                        forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                        would submit, they would surrender, they would come under the sway of
                        whichever among them was the strongest. In the same way, when a monk
                        whose mindfulness immersed in the body is undeveloped & unpursued, the
                        eye pulls toward pleasing forms, while unpleasing forms are repellent.
                        The ear pulls toward pleasing sounds... The nose pulls toward pleasing
                        aromas... The tongue pulls toward pleasing flavors... The body pulls
                        toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect pulls toward
                        pleasing ideas, while unpleasing ideas are repellent. This, monks, is
                        lack of restraint.



                        "And what is restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing a form
                        with the eye, is not obsessed with pleasing forms, is not repelled by
                        unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness established, with
                        immeasurable awareness. He discerns, as it actually is present, the
                        awareness-release, the discernment-release where all evil, unskillful
                        mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                        "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                        "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                        "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                        "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                        "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is not obsessed with
                        pleasing ideas, is not repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                        body-mindfulness established, with immeasurable awareness. He
                        discerns, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                        discernment-release where all evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                        have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                        "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                        different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                        snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                        bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                        rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, he would tether them to a
                        strong post or stake.[1]



                        "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                        would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                        thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                        thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                        'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                        into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                        charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                        forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                        would stand, sit, or lie down right there next to the post or stake.
                        In the same way, when a monk whose mindfulness immersed in the body is
                        developed & pursued, the eye does not pull toward pleasing forms, and
                        unpleasing forms are not repellent. The ear does not pull toward
                        pleasing sounds... The nose does not pull toward pleasing aromas...
                        The tongue does not pull toward pleasing flavors... The body does not
                        pull toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect does not pull
                        toward pleasing ideas, and unpleasing ideas are not repellent. This,
                        monks, is restraint.



                        "Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness
                        immersed in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins and take it
                        as a basis, give it a grounding. We will steady it, consolidate it,
                        and set about it properly.' That's how you should train yourselves."




                        https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.206.than.html





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                          "And what is lack of restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing
                          a form with the eye, is obsessed with pleasing forms, is repelled by
                          unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness unestablished,
                          with limited awareness. He does not discern, as it actually is
                          present, the awareness-release, the discernment-release where any
                          evil, unskillful mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease
                          without remainder.



                          "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                          "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                          "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                          "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                          "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is obsessed with pleasing
                          ideas, is repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                          body-mindfulness unestablished, with limited awareness. He does not
                          discern, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                          discernment-release where any evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                          have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                          "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                          different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                          snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                          bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                          rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, and tying a knot in the
                          middle, he would set chase to them.



                          "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                          would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                          thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                          thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                          'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                          into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                          charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                          forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                          would submit, they would surrender, they would come under the sway of
                          whichever among them was the strongest. In the same way, when a monk
                          whose mindfulness immersed in the body is undeveloped & unpursued, the
                          eye pulls toward pleasing forms, while unpleasing forms are repellent.
                          The ear pulls toward pleasing sounds... The nose pulls toward pleasing
                          aromas... The tongue pulls toward pleasing flavors... The body pulls
                          toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect pulls toward
                          pleasing ideas, while unpleasing ideas are repellent. This, monks, is
                          lack of restraint.



                          "And what is restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing a form
                          with the eye, is not obsessed with pleasing forms, is not repelled by
                          unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness established, with
                          immeasurable awareness. He discerns, as it actually is present, the
                          awareness-release, the discernment-release where all evil, unskillful
                          mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                          "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                          "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                          "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                          "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                          "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is not obsessed with
                          pleasing ideas, is not repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                          body-mindfulness established, with immeasurable awareness. He
                          discerns, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                          discernment-release where all evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                          have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                          "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                          different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                          snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                          bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                          rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, he would tether them to a
                          strong post or stake.[1]



                          "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                          would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                          thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                          thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                          'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                          into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                          charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                          forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                          would stand, sit, or lie down right there next to the post or stake.
                          In the same way, when a monk whose mindfulness immersed in the body is
                          developed & pursued, the eye does not pull toward pleasing forms, and
                          unpleasing forms are not repellent. The ear does not pull toward
                          pleasing sounds... The nose does not pull toward pleasing aromas...
                          The tongue does not pull toward pleasing flavors... The body does not
                          pull toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect does not pull
                          toward pleasing ideas, and unpleasing ideas are not repellent. This,
                          monks, is restraint.



                          "Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness
                          immersed in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins and take it
                          as a basis, give it a grounding. We will steady it, consolidate it,
                          and set about it properly.' That's how you should train yourselves."




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                            yes sati is always the way to guard the senses and guarding the senses is always the way to nibanna




                            "And what is lack of restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing
                            a form with the eye, is obsessed with pleasing forms, is repelled by
                            unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness unestablished,
                            with limited awareness. He does not discern, as it actually is
                            present, the awareness-release, the discernment-release where any
                            evil, unskillful mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease
                            without remainder.



                            "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                            "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                            "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                            "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                            "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is obsessed with pleasing
                            ideas, is repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                            body-mindfulness unestablished, with limited awareness. He does not
                            discern, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                            discernment-release where any evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                            have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                            different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                            snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                            bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                            rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, and tying a knot in the
                            middle, he would set chase to them.



                            "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                            would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                            'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                            into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                            would submit, they would surrender, they would come under the sway of
                            whichever among them was the strongest. In the same way, when a monk
                            whose mindfulness immersed in the body is undeveloped & unpursued, the
                            eye pulls toward pleasing forms, while unpleasing forms are repellent.
                            The ear pulls toward pleasing sounds... The nose pulls toward pleasing
                            aromas... The tongue pulls toward pleasing flavors... The body pulls
                            toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect pulls toward
                            pleasing ideas, while unpleasing ideas are repellent. This, monks, is
                            lack of restraint.



                            "And what is restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing a form
                            with the eye, is not obsessed with pleasing forms, is not repelled by
                            unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness established, with
                            immeasurable awareness. He discerns, as it actually is present, the
                            awareness-release, the discernment-release where all evil, unskillful
                            mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                            "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                            "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                            "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                            "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is not obsessed with
                            pleasing ideas, is not repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                            body-mindfulness established, with immeasurable awareness. He
                            discerns, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                            discernment-release where all evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                            have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                            different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                            snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                            bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                            rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, he would tether them to a
                            strong post or stake.[1]



                            "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                            would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                            'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                            into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                            would stand, sit, or lie down right there next to the post or stake.
                            In the same way, when a monk whose mindfulness immersed in the body is
                            developed & pursued, the eye does not pull toward pleasing forms, and
                            unpleasing forms are not repellent. The ear does not pull toward
                            pleasing sounds... The nose does not pull toward pleasing aromas...
                            The tongue does not pull toward pleasing flavors... The body does not
                            pull toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect does not pull
                            toward pleasing ideas, and unpleasing ideas are not repellent. This,
                            monks, is restraint.



                            "Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness
                            immersed in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins and take it
                            as a basis, give it a grounding. We will steady it, consolidate it,
                            and set about it properly.' That's how you should train yourselves."




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                            yes sati is always the way to guard the senses and guarding the senses is always the way to nibanna




                            "And what is lack of restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing
                            a form with the eye, is obsessed with pleasing forms, is repelled by
                            unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness unestablished,
                            with limited awareness. He does not discern, as it actually is
                            present, the awareness-release, the discernment-release where any
                            evil, unskillful mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease
                            without remainder.



                            "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                            "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                            "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                            "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                            "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is obsessed with pleasing
                            ideas, is repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                            body-mindfulness unestablished, with limited awareness. He does not
                            discern, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                            discernment-release where any evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                            have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                            different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                            snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                            bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                            rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, and tying a knot in the
                            middle, he would set chase to them.



                            "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                            would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                            'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                            into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                            would submit, they would surrender, they would come under the sway of
                            whichever among them was the strongest. In the same way, when a monk
                            whose mindfulness immersed in the body is undeveloped & unpursued, the
                            eye pulls toward pleasing forms, while unpleasing forms are repellent.
                            The ear pulls toward pleasing sounds... The nose pulls toward pleasing
                            aromas... The tongue pulls toward pleasing flavors... The body pulls
                            toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect pulls toward
                            pleasing ideas, while unpleasing ideas are repellent. This, monks, is
                            lack of restraint.



                            "And what is restraint? There is the case where a monk, seeing a form
                            with the eye, is not obsessed with pleasing forms, is not repelled by
                            unpleasing forms, and remains with body-mindfulness established, with
                            immeasurable awareness. He discerns, as it actually is present, the
                            awareness-release, the discernment-release where all evil, unskillful
                            mental qualities that have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Hearing a sound with the ear...



                            "Smelling an aroma with the nose...



                            "Tasting a flavor with the tongue...



                            "Touching a tactile sensation with the body...



                            "Cognizing an idea with the intellect, he is not obsessed with
                            pleasing ideas, is not repelled by unpleasing ideas, and remains with
                            body-mindfulness established, with immeasurable awareness. He
                            discerns, as it actually is present, the awareness-release, the
                            discernment-release where all evil, unskillful mental qualities that
                            have arisen utterly cease without remainder.



                            "Just as if a person, catching six animals of different ranges, of
                            different habitats, were to bind them with a strong rope. Catching a
                            snake, he would bind it with a strong rope. Catching a crocodile... a
                            bird... a dog... a hyena... a monkey, he would bind it with a strong
                            rope. Binding them all with a strong rope, he would tether them to a
                            strong post or stake.[1]



                            "Then those six animals, of different ranges, of different habitats,
                            would each pull toward its own range & habitat. The snake would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the anthill.' The crocodile would pull,
                            thinking, 'I'll go into the water.' The bird would pull, thinking,
                            'I'll fly up into the air.' The dog would pull, thinking, 'I'll go
                            into the village.' The hyena would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            charnel ground.' The monkey would pull, thinking, 'I'll go into the
                            forest.' And when these six animals became internally exhausted, they
                            would stand, sit, or lie down right there next to the post or stake.
                            In the same way, when a monk whose mindfulness immersed in the body is
                            developed & pursued, the eye does not pull toward pleasing forms, and
                            unpleasing forms are not repellent. The ear does not pull toward
                            pleasing sounds... The nose does not pull toward pleasing aromas...
                            The tongue does not pull toward pleasing flavors... The body does not
                            pull toward pleasing tactile sensations... The intellect does not pull
                            toward pleasing ideas, and unpleasing ideas are not repellent. This,
                            monks, is restraint.



                            "Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness
                            immersed in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins and take it
                            as a basis, give it a grounding. We will steady it, consolidate it,
                            and set about it properly.' That's how you should train yourselves."




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