A Slave of Craving | Ajahn Siripañño

Ajahn Siripanno discusses craving, the heart of dukkha. We understand how craving arises through dependent origination, but the Buddha also describes a different aspect. It is in the craving for sense objects (sights, sounds, tastes, touch, smells, thoughts) that craving arises and establishes itself. It is not in the object of craving. Ajahn Siripanno asks, do we really want to give up craving? The process of craving quickly gives rise to a sense of self, of aliveness . Without this, there may be a void, discomfort, emptiness. How do we free ourselves from this addiction to craving? Through seeing the process, restraint, using the material realm in a wise way, enduring, avoiding the unskillful, removing internal defilements, and developing the Path.
This talk was offered on August 6, 2017 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
Type: Dhamma Talk