What
is Starving of the
Mental Hindrances?
At Savatthi the Blessed Buddha
once explained:
What,
friends, is the starvation, that prevents the arising of
Sense-Desire,
and
blocks growth of already arisen Sense-Desire?
It is
frequent and careful attention to the
Disgusting Features of things!
This starvation prevents
sensual lust from arising, and reduces present greed...
And what,
friends, is the starvation that prevents the arising of
Ill-Will
and
which
also
hinders aggravation and inflation of any already arisen Ill-Will?
It is frequent, careful and rational attention to Universal Friendliness
:-)
This starvation prevents aversion from arising,
and evaporates present anger...
And what is the
starvation, that prevents arising of
Lethargy-and-Laziness,
and
which also eliminates already present Lethargy-and-Laziness?
It is
attention to these
3 elements of: Initiative, Launching, and
Endurance!
This
starvation prevents sloth from arising, and stops already present laziness.
And what is the starving that prevents arising of
Restlessness-and-Regret,
and
also
retards escalation of any already present
Restlessness-and-Regret?
It is frequent attention to this sweet, calm
and peaceful Tranquillity of Mind!
This starvation prevents upsetting of the mind,
and reduces anxiety and worry...
What
is the starvation that prevents the arising of
Doubt-and-Uncertainty,
and which also stops proliferation of already present Doubt-and-Uncertainty?
It is frequent, careful, rational
attention and evaluation of these
4 Dualities:
There are advantageous
and disadvantageous states!
There are blameable and
blameless states! There are ordinary
and exalted states!
There are bright and
dark mental states!
This
starvation prevents confusion of the mind, and it also
dampens
proliferation of any already
arisen and present perplexity...
Comments:
Memorize and
"substitute as required", whenever a hindrance is noticed!
Corresponding video:
The 5 Mental Hindrances
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF-m7FuFzII
Dhamma on Air #14 Audio: The 5 Hindrances
https://soundcloud.com/bhikkhu-samahita/dhamma-on-air-14-audio
