”Can I Delight in Solitude, or Not?” – 10 Reflections to Help | Ajahn Kovilo

Clear Mountain Monastery Project

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the balancing reflections of the "Ten Subjects for Frequent Recollection" (Pabbajita Abhiṇha Sutta - AN 10.48 - https://suttacentral.net/an10.48/en/sujato?lang=en):

“Bhikkhus, there are 10 dhammas which should be reflected upon again and again by one who has gone forth. What are these 10?

(1) ‘I am no longer living according to worldly aims and values.’ …

(2) ‘My very life is sustained through the gifts of others.’...

(3) ‘I should strive to abandon my former habits.’...

(4) ‘Does regret over my conduct arise in my mind?’...

(5) ‘Could my spiritual companions fnd fault with my conduct?’...

(6) ‘All that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become otherwise, will become separated from me.’...

(7) ‘I am the owner of my kamma, heir to my kamma, born of my kamma, related to my kamma, abide supported by my kamma; whatever kamma I shall do, for good or for ill, of that I will be the heir.’...

(8) ‘The days and nights are relentlessly passing; how well am I spending my time?’

(9) ‘Do I delight in solitude or not?’...

(10) ‘Has my practice borne fruit with freedom or insight so that at the end of my life I need not feel ashamed when questioned by my spiritual companions?’...

Bhikkhus, these are the ten dhammas to be reflected upon again and again by one who has gone forth.”

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