Freedom From Fear & Anxiety | Ajahn Pasanno

Ajahn Pasanno reflects on Samyutta Nikāya 2.17 With Subrahmā and how the 7 factors of awakening support conditions for a mind free of fear and anxiety. This reflection was offered July 25, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery. Mp3 download available at: https://www.abhayagiri.org/talks/7339... SN 2.17 Standing to one side, the god Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse: “This mind is always anxious, this mind is always stressed about stresses that haven’t arisen and those that have. If there is a state free of anxiety, please answer my question.” “Not without understanding and austerity, not without restraining the sense faculties, not without letting go of everything, do I see safety for living creatures.” That is what the Buddha said. … The god vanished right there.