Clinging
Untangling the habits that keep us in the loop
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part 1 of 2
As taught by Venerable Sariputta in The Discourse on Right View, clinging is suffering. Therefore, the origin of suffering is the origin of clinging, the cessation of suffering is the cessation of clinging, and the way leading to the cessation of suffering is the same path leading to the cessation of clinging. After explaining this, Venerable Sariputta addressed the question of the origin of suffering, which is clinging. And the cause of clinging is craving. Thus, with the cessation of craving, clinging ceases. And when clinging ceases, suffering ceases.
Clinging arises from a sequence of dependently arisen mental phenomena. When the senses come into contact with sense-objects, consciousness arises. When the senses, sense-object, and consciousness come together, contact arises. As a result of this, contact feeling arises. Feelings depend on our mental state; objects by themselves do not have pleasantness or unpleasantness. It is the mind that labels them as pleasant or unpleasant. If the object is pleasant, a mental state of craving develops. The wish to sense, again and again, the same object that led to a pleasant feeling ensues. This pattern, reinforced by desire and strengthened by repetition, results in clinging. All these states arise in the mind and cease in the mind. Therefore, we have to look into the mind to find the secret of happiness. The solution to our suffering is not somewhere outside of ourselves but in our own mind.
Desire is reinforced when the same mental state that craves a pleasurable object becomes habitual. A desire that is thus reinforced becomes very powerful. As a result, the mind is as if glued to the object of desire. The longer we pay attention to the object and dwell on it, the stronger our desire and the more tenacious our clinging to it. We cling to sights, sounds, odors, tastes, tangibles, and thoughts—in short, to the world of the six senses. It is as if a world connected to the senses emerges whenever they become active. For instance, when we see something, the world of sight is born. Depending on the quality of the mind, worlds of thoughts arise and uncountable images are formed in the mind.
If we were to see the entire mechanism that leads to clinging, we would understand that there really isn’t anything to cling to.
In every moment, we are born into the visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and mental worlds. Immersed in these worlds, we cling to the objects they contain. When their content depletes, we miss what we held on to and suffer. These worlds appear and disappear from moment to moment. We cling to them because we are unable to see their perpetual appearance and disappearance due to ignorance. When one sees dependent origination—when this arises, this arises; when this passes away, this passes away—one understands that there really isn’t anything to hold on to.
Clinging arises in the mind when we do not see the underlying mechanics of what is happening. In fact, we do not actually cling to the object but to the thought of the object that arises in our mind, and thus we obsess about it. However, if we were to see the entire mechanism that leads to clinging, we would understand that there really isn’t anything to cling to. But due to ignorance and craving, we fail to see this entire process. Ignorance is so strong that it distorts our senses and convinces us that what we crave will remain and bring us comfort and solace. Seeing with right understanding the mechanism of sensual thoughts arising in the mind, craving cannot arise.
Once we understand with proper wisdom that all that has come to be in the realm of the six senses is subject to passing away, we are able to let go of our grasp on these worlds. Having let go, we soar above lamentation, grief, and sadness to a world of perfect equanimity beyond all suffering.
Untangling the habits that keep us in the loop
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part 1 of 2
As taught by Venerable Sariputta in The Discourse on Right View, clinging is suffering. Therefore, the origin of suffering is the origin of clinging, the cessation of suffering is the cessation of clinging, and the way leading to the cessation of suffering is the same path leading to the cessation of clinging. After explaining this, Venerable Sariputta addressed the question of the origin of suffering, which is clinging. And the cause of clinging is craving. Thus, with the cessation of craving, clinging ceases. And when clinging ceases, suffering ceases.
Clinging arises from a sequence of dependently arisen mental phenomena. When the senses come into contact with sense-objects, consciousness arises. When the senses, sense-object, and consciousness come together, contact arises. As a result of this, contact feeling arises. Feelings depend on our mental state; objects by themselves do not have pleasantness or unpleasantness. It is the mind that labels them as pleasant or unpleasant. If the object is pleasant, a mental state of craving develops. The wish to sense, again and again, the same object that led to a pleasant feeling ensues. This pattern, reinforced by desire and strengthened by repetition, results in clinging. All these states arise in the mind and cease in the mind. Therefore, we have to look into the mind to find the secret of happiness. The solution to our suffering is not somewhere outside of ourselves but in our own mind.
Desire is reinforced when the same mental state that craves a pleasurable object becomes habitual. A desire that is thus reinforced becomes very powerful. As a result, the mind is as if glued to the object of desire. The longer we pay attention to the object and dwell on it, the stronger our desire and the more tenacious our clinging to it. We cling to sights, sounds, odors, tastes, tangibles, and thoughts—in short, to the world of the six senses. It is as if a world connected to the senses emerges whenever they become active. For instance, when we see something, the world of sight is born. Depending on the quality of the mind, worlds of thoughts arise and uncountable images are formed in the mind.
If we were to see the entire mechanism that leads to clinging, we would understand that there really isn’t anything to cling to.
In every moment, we are born into the visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and mental worlds. Immersed in these worlds, we cling to the objects they contain. When their content depletes, we miss what we held on to and suffer. These worlds appear and disappear from moment to moment. We cling to them because we are unable to see their perpetual appearance and disappearance due to ignorance. When one sees dependent origination—when this arises, this arises; when this passes away, this passes away—one understands that there really isn’t anything to hold on to.
Clinging arises in the mind when we do not see the underlying mechanics of what is happening. In fact, we do not actually cling to the object but to the thought of the object that arises in our mind, and thus we obsess about it. However, if we were to see the entire mechanism that leads to clinging, we would understand that there really isn’t anything to cling to. But due to ignorance and craving, we fail to see this entire process. Ignorance is so strong that it distorts our senses and convinces us that what we crave will remain and bring us comfort and solace. Seeing with right understanding the mechanism of sensual thoughts arising in the mind, craving cannot arise.
Once we understand with proper wisdom that all that has come to be in the realm of the six senses is subject to passing away, we are able to let go of our grasp on these worlds. Having let go, we soar above lamentation, grief, and sadness to a world of perfect equanimity beyond all suffering.
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Whenever the topic of nonclinging is discussed, the role of desires for the pursuit of activities and occupations necessary to daily life usually comes up. This argument comes from a confusion about the difference between interest and clinging. Of course one must have a desire or interest in pursuing the various activities necessary for our continued existence in the world, but this does not require clinging. The following simile illustrates this point.
Our ancient Buddhist texts tell a story of a legendary war between the devas (deities) and asuras (demons). The asuras lost the war, and Sakka, the king of the devas, ordered his attendant to bind the asura king, Vepacitti. So Vepacitti was bound in five places—his hands, legs, and neck tied by a heavy chain—and dragged to the heavenly realm. But Sakka offered him a deal to regain his freedom: If Vepacitti admitted that the devas were right and the asuras were wrong, he would immediately be freed from his shackles and allowed to stay in the deva realm to enjoy heavenly bliss. Now Vepacitti found himself in quite a predicament. How could he betray his asura people by saying that they were wrong? On the other hand, if he were to go along with Sakka’s request, he could enjoy the pleasures of the heavenly realm. But Vepacitti’s pride kept him from surrendering. In either case, he was bound. His predicament is a riddle illustrating that as long as one is bound by fivefold sensual pleasures, there is no end to suffering.
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Our ancient Buddhist texts tell a story of a legendary war between the devas (deities) and asuras (demons). The asuras lost the war, and Sakka, the king of the devas, ordered his attendant to bind the asura king, Vepacitti. So Vepacitti was bound in five places—his hands, legs, and neck tied by a heavy chain—and dragged to the heavenly realm. But Sakka offered him a deal to regain his freedom: If Vepacitti admitted that the devas were right and the asuras were wrong, he would immediately be freed from his shackles and allowed to stay in the deva realm to enjoy heavenly bliss. Now Vepacitti found himself in quite a predicament. How could he betray his asura people by saying that they were wrong? On the other hand, if he were to go along with Sakka’s request, he could enjoy the pleasures of the heavenly realm. But Vepacitti’s pride kept him from surrendering. In either case, he was bound. His predicament is a riddle illustrating that as long as one is bound by fivefold sensual pleasures, there is no end to suffering.
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“Monks, all the ways of making merit leading to future happiness do not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-liberation of loving-kindness. The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles.”
“Just as the radiance of all the stars does not equal a sixteenth part of the radiance of the moon, the moon’s radiance surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles, so do all the grounds for making merit leading to future happiness not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-liberation of loving-kindness. The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles.”
“Just as in the last stage of the night, not yet dawn, the morning star shines, blazes, and dazzles, so do all the grounds for making merit leading to future happiness do not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-liberation of loving-kindness. The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles.
Iti 27 Mettācetovimutti Sutta: The Development of Loving-kindness
“Just as the radiance of all the stars does not equal a sixteenth part of the radiance of the moon, the moon’s radiance surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles, so do all the grounds for making merit leading to future happiness not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-liberation of loving-kindness. The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles.”
“Just as in the last stage of the night, not yet dawn, the morning star shines, blazes, and dazzles, so do all the grounds for making merit leading to future happiness do not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-liberation of loving-kindness. The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles.
Iti 27 Mettācetovimutti Sutta: The Development of Loving-kindness
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Translated from the Sanskrit in the eighth century by Vidyakarasimha and the Tibetan lotsawa Manjushivarman, the Tibetan version is very close to the Sanskrit text used by Speyer, except that in isolated passages its meaning appears to be clearer.
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The present volume is based on the English translation of Aryasura's Jatakamala by Joseph Speyer, published in England in 1895.
To assure the accuracy of this new version of Aryasura's work, we have carefully compared it to the Tibetan text of the Jatakamala as it appears in the Nyingma Edition of the sDe-dge bsTan-'gyur.
Translated from the Sanskrit in the eighth century by Vidyakarasimha and the Tibetan lotsawa Manjushivarman, the Tibetan version is very close to the Sanskrit text used by Speyer, except that in isolated passages its meaning appears to be clearer.
We are satisfied that the resulting text presented here is generally faithful to Aryagura's original work. Still, there remain difficult passages, and further study and research into the existing manunoscripts of the Jatakamala by qualified scholars may lead to revisions in future editions.
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Clinging
Untangling the habits that keep us in the loop
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part 2 of 2
The Buddha explains that greed is just like this. When one is enmeshed in ignorance, it is impossible to live without greed; and at the same time, greed brings about much suffering. Vepacitti represents the gamut of negative traits headed by greed, while Sakka embodies all the good qualities developed by mindfulness. When both sides are in a tug-of-war, mindfulness intervenes, serving as judge and justice. It is the balancing act that allows us to regain restraint in order to bring greed back under control. Without mindfulness we remain like Vepacitti, shackled by the cords of sensual pleasures, bound by greed.
A serene and peaceful life free from clinging is like a hang glider gracefully flying on the horizon, while clinging makes the glider of serenity crash.
Human nature has always struggled with the idea of abandoning what is pleasant, and even some disciples of the Buddha rebelled against forgoing sensual pleasures. In The Discourse on the Simile of the Quail, the Venerable Udayin tells the Buddha how much suffering has been averted by restraint and abandonment. But some monastics seem to have rebelled against the rules of restraint laid out by the Buddha. When told, “Abandon this,” they would disregard the Buddha, obstinately thinking, “What a mere trifle. Our teacher is too demanding!” As a result, the small thing to be abandoned became a big, strong thick yoke.
To illustrate the danger, drawback, and painful consequences of clinging to what is pleasant, the Buddha tells the Venerable Udayin the story of a captive quail that is unable to unbind itself. The quail is bound up by a rotting creeper. But since the quail is a feeble creature, she is unable to free herself. Even though the creeper is rotting, to the quail it appears very strong and solid. In the same way, the little things and habits pertaining to the pleasures of the senses, which at first seem so insignificant and benign, become very big fetters when one is unable to abandon them. The Buddha further explains that when one is able to overcome clinging, all fetters connected with greed become like a weak and rotting creeper. For a royal tusker elephant that is tethered, a simple twist of his body would be enough to free him from a strong fetter, which to him is no more than a mere weak and rotting creeper.
Untangling the habits that keep us in the loop
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Part 2 of 2
The Buddha explains that greed is just like this. When one is enmeshed in ignorance, it is impossible to live without greed; and at the same time, greed brings about much suffering. Vepacitti represents the gamut of negative traits headed by greed, while Sakka embodies all the good qualities developed by mindfulness. When both sides are in a tug-of-war, mindfulness intervenes, serving as judge and justice. It is the balancing act that allows us to regain restraint in order to bring greed back under control. Without mindfulness we remain like Vepacitti, shackled by the cords of sensual pleasures, bound by greed.
A serene and peaceful life free from clinging is like a hang glider gracefully flying on the horizon, while clinging makes the glider of serenity crash.
Human nature has always struggled with the idea of abandoning what is pleasant, and even some disciples of the Buddha rebelled against forgoing sensual pleasures. In The Discourse on the Simile of the Quail, the Venerable Udayin tells the Buddha how much suffering has been averted by restraint and abandonment. But some monastics seem to have rebelled against the rules of restraint laid out by the Buddha. When told, “Abandon this,” they would disregard the Buddha, obstinately thinking, “What a mere trifle. Our teacher is too demanding!” As a result, the small thing to be abandoned became a big, strong thick yoke.
To illustrate the danger, drawback, and painful consequences of clinging to what is pleasant, the Buddha tells the Venerable Udayin the story of a captive quail that is unable to unbind itself. The quail is bound up by a rotting creeper. But since the quail is a feeble creature, she is unable to free herself. Even though the creeper is rotting, to the quail it appears very strong and solid. In the same way, the little things and habits pertaining to the pleasures of the senses, which at first seem so insignificant and benign, become very big fetters when one is unable to abandon them. The Buddha further explains that when one is able to overcome clinging, all fetters connected with greed become like a weak and rotting creeper. For a royal tusker elephant that is tethered, a simple twist of his body would be enough to free him from a strong fetter, which to him is no more than a mere weak and rotting creeper.
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A serene and peaceful life free from clinging is like a hang glider gracefully flying on the horizon, while clinging makes the glider of serenity crash. Learning to fly a hang glider provides a direct simile for how grasping works and how letting go sets one free. One grasps the bars due to fear borne out of a sense of self, or me. The orientation and balance of the wings together with the position of the glider’s nose is what controls its flow through air currents. As soon as one clings to the bars, they become off-balance and the nose tilts downward. When one grasps, the mind is absorbed in holding on tightly, paying no attention to the position of the glider’s nose. When one does not see things as they are, heedfulness is gone due to fear. One trains to barely touch the down bars at liftoff, controlling the glider by the slightest push. With time and effort this becomes natural, and one can easily take off and stay in the air some two hundred feet or more, gently controlling the apparatus with the down bar. The pilot’s success rests in his or her ability to overcome grasping. This little victory over oneself gives a great sense of freedom as one glides through the air. So if flying in a mundane way can give one such a thrill, can you imagine the joy of soaring to the heights of spiritual liberation?
From Dependent Origination in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana.
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Dhammapada Verse 383
Pasadabahulabrahmana Vatthu
Chinda sotam parakkamma
kame panuda brahmana
sankharanam khayam natva
akatannusi brahmana.
Verse 383: O Brahmana, cut off the stream of craving with diligence, and abandon sense desires. O Brahmana, perceiving the cessation of the conditioned, be an arahat who realizes Nibbana, the Unconditioned.
The Story of a Brahmin Who Had Great Faith
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (383) of this book, with reference to a brahmin, who showed extreme devotion to some bhikkhus.
Once, in Savatthi, there lived a brahmin who became extremely devoted to the Buddha and his Teaching, after hearing a discourse given by the Buddha. Every day, he invited the bhikkhus to his house for alms-food. When the bhikkhus arrived at his house, he addressed them as "arahats" and respectfully requested them to enter his house. When thus addressed, the puthujjana bhikkhus and the arahats felt embarrassed and they decided not to go to the brahmin's house the next day.
When the brahmin found that the bhikkhus did not come to his house again he felt unhappy. He went to the Buddha and told him about the bhikkhus not coming to his house. The Buddha sent for those bhikkhus and asked for explanation. The bhikkhus told the Buddha about the brahmin addressing all of them as arahats. The Buddha then asked them whether they felt any false pride and undue elation when they were thus addressed. The bhikkhus answered in the negative. To them the Buddha said, "Bhikkhus, if you don't feel any false pride and undue elation when addressed as arahats, you are not guilty of breaking any of the rules of discipline of the bhikkhus. The fact is that the brahmin addressed you so because he was extremely devoted to the arahats. So. my sons, you should strive hard to get rid of craving and attain arahatship."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 383: O Brahmana, cut off the stream of craving with diligence, and abandon sense desires. O Brahmana, perceiving the cessation of the conditioned, be an arahat who realizes Nibbana, the Unconditioned.
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Pasadabahulabrahmana Vatthu
Chinda sotam parakkamma
kame panuda brahmana
sankharanam khayam natva
akatannusi brahmana.
Verse 383: O Brahmana, cut off the stream of craving with diligence, and abandon sense desires. O Brahmana, perceiving the cessation of the conditioned, be an arahat who realizes Nibbana, the Unconditioned.
The Story of a Brahmin Who Had Great Faith
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (383) of this book, with reference to a brahmin, who showed extreme devotion to some bhikkhus.
Once, in Savatthi, there lived a brahmin who became extremely devoted to the Buddha and his Teaching, after hearing a discourse given by the Buddha. Every day, he invited the bhikkhus to his house for alms-food. When the bhikkhus arrived at his house, he addressed them as "arahats" and respectfully requested them to enter his house. When thus addressed, the puthujjana bhikkhus and the arahats felt embarrassed and they decided not to go to the brahmin's house the next day.
When the brahmin found that the bhikkhus did not come to his house again he felt unhappy. He went to the Buddha and told him about the bhikkhus not coming to his house. The Buddha sent for those bhikkhus and asked for explanation. The bhikkhus told the Buddha about the brahmin addressing all of them as arahats. The Buddha then asked them whether they felt any false pride and undue elation when they were thus addressed. The bhikkhus answered in the negative. To them the Buddha said, "Bhikkhus, if you don't feel any false pride and undue elation when addressed as arahats, you are not guilty of breaking any of the rules of discipline of the bhikkhus. The fact is that the brahmin addressed you so because he was extremely devoted to the arahats. So. my sons, you should strive hard to get rid of craving and attain arahatship."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
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Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, purification bathing in the sacred rivers (Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers confluence at the Payaga) to cleanse sins and bring spiritual liberation (Moksha).
Buddha mentioned this thousands years old tradition in Vatthupama Sutta telling brahman Sundarika Bharadvaja that bathing in Payaga river will not wash away the negative karma and sins. Only mindfulness, loving kindness and moral conduct can purify an evil-doer from his misdeeds.
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"Monks, one should pay homage to a stupa (thūpa) or shrine (cetiyagara) with a composed mind. A monk should not disrespect or disregard a stupa, whether it contains relics of the Tathagata, relics of disciples, or is merely symbolic (representing the Buddha). Doing so leads to a fault."
Cullavagga VI.10: Respect for Stupas (Thupas)
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By Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
Ajaan Lee’s first, this book is also his most comprehensive, covering all aspects of the path of practice, from taking the five precepts to the attainment of arahantship. Although his later books made further developments in the positions offered here — such as the treatment of breath meditation in Keeping the Breath in Mind — this book remains one of the best introductions to Ajaan Lee’s teachings as a whole.
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The Art of Letting Go
As our skill in meditation grows, we can learn the art of letting go and finding a calm center in the midst of our changing sense. As we sit, extraordinary levels of silence and peace can open for us. We can feel as if the whole world had suddenly stopped moving. Our body can become light and transparent like a clear spring sky. The senses and the heart can open in a sweet and delicate way, and a powerful contentment can arise. We can learn how happiness comes from a heart at rest and not from changing outer circumstances.
Excerpted from Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation By Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, pages 92–93.
As our skill in meditation grows, we can learn the art of letting go and finding a calm center in the midst of our changing sense. As we sit, extraordinary levels of silence and peace can open for us. We can feel as if the whole world had suddenly stopped moving. Our body can become light and transparent like a clear spring sky. The senses and the heart can open in a sweet and delicate way, and a powerful contentment can arise. We can learn how happiness comes from a heart at rest and not from changing outer circumstances.
Excerpted from Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation By Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, pages 92–93.
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