155 HOW DOES SADNESS ARISE FROM SENSUAL PLEASURES? - Dhamma Q&A

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways: &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>“From the recent video on sadness, I can recognize sadness associated with having been born and subject to old age, sickness and death. What I want to understand more is the process that happens to create more sadness through turning to sensual pleasures. Is it possible to explain this process in more detail? Is there a meditation for this?” &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>To answer the question we :&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— go into a helicopter view of greed, hatred and delusion to understand the process results in sadness arising&nbsp;</li> <li>— take a deeper dive using more of the Four Nutriments, hindrances to understand this process better &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Āhāra Sutta (SN 12.11)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sabbāsava Sutta (MN 2)</li> <li>— Vipallāsa Sutta (AN 4.49) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Nibbuta Sutta (AN 3.55)</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the person that asked this question. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this DHAMMA Q&amp;A with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel -&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QHUm3qe7I</strong></p> <p>Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/message