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Lesson 3.7.4 Indriyabhāvanāsutta – Mastering the Sense-Faculties
Indriyabhāvanāsutta focuses on the emphasis of the Saṃvarasuttaṃ (see lesson 3.7.3) in the section of the Saṃvarappadhāna on warding off negative impacts on the mind. ‘Mastering the Sense-faculties’ points to important supporting aspects to help any meditator who has to squabble, scuffle and struggle with the ongoing sensory input that interrupts mental concentration. The introduction refers to the portrayal the Buddha gave to his Bhikkhus in the Ariyapariyesanāsuttaṃ when he described his own quest and how he was successful in achieving final liberation. He concludes by encouraging the meditator to train oneself successively towards the high stage of remaining absorbed in equanimity, fully aware with constant thorough understanding of impermanence (upekkhako tattha viharati sato sampajāno).