Sense Restraint | Self Control | Indriya Samvara | AN Eights #9 'Nanda Sutta'| Ajahn Dhammasiha

<p>The Buddha's half-brother Venerable Nanda was the foremost bhikkhu disciple in terms of sense restraint. </p><p>He was attractive, handsome, strong and had a natural inclination to intense sensual desire, which caused him major struggles in the beginning of his monk's life. </p><p>He overcame his difficulties through: </p><ol><li>Sense Restraint (Indriya Saṃvara) </li><li>Knowing the right amount when eating (Bhojanasmiṃ Mattaññutā) </li><li>Dedication to Wakefulness (Jāgariyaṃ Anuyutta) </li><li>Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension (Sati Sampajañña)</li></ol><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN8_9.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Anguttara Nikāya / Numerical Discourse, Eights, No 9 'Nanda Sutta'</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>See also: </p><p><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn21/sn21.008.wlsh.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Saṃyutta Nikāya / Collected Discourses 21.8 'Nanda Sutta'</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud3_2.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Udāna / Inspired Exclamations No 22 'Nanda Sutta'</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage:</p><p><a href="https://www.dhammagiri.net/news" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Our email Newsletter:</p><p><a href="https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pics: </p><p><a href="https://www.dhammagiri.net/photo-albums" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/photo-albums⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Our Youtube Channel:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724</p><p><br /></p><p>#buddhism #senses #mindfulness #dhammatalk #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline</p>