Parent:: [[Carana|Caraṇa]] Related:: [[Ayatana|Āyatana]], [[Kamacchanda]] # Indriya Saṁvarā / Indriya Bhāvanā (Guarding the Sense doors) ## Indriya Saṁvarā ![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^indriya-samvara]] ## How to Practice ### Practice as per [[MN152 Indriyabhāvanāsutta]] ![[MN152 Indriyabhāvanāsutta#^liking-disliking-upekkha]] ![[MN152 Indriyabhāvanāsutta#^attiyati-sutta]] ![[MN152 Indriyabhāvanāsutta#^attiyati-meaning]] ### Per Kuṇḍaliyasutta > [!todo] How to Practice Indriya Saṁvara? — In Kuṇḍaliyasutta ([SN46.6](https://suttacentral.net/sn46.6/en/sujato)) > And Kuṇḍaliya, how is **sense restraint** developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the three kinds of good conduct? > _Kathaṁ bhāvito ca, kuṇḍaliya, **==indriyasaṁvaro==** kathaṁ bahulīkato tīṇi sucaritāni paripūretīti?_ > > A mendicant **sees an agreeable sight with their eye. They don’t desire it or enjoy it, and they don’t give rise to greed.** > > _Idha, kuṇḍaliya, bhikkhu **==cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā manāpaṁ nābhijjhati nābhihaṁsati, na rāgaṁ janeti==**._ > > Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. > _Tassa ṭhito ca kāyo hoti, ṭhitaṁ cittaṁ ajjhattaṁ susaṇṭhitaṁ suvimuttaṁ._ > > But if they **see a disagreeable sight they’re undismayed, with mind unirritated, spirit undaunted, and heart unangered.** > > _Cakkhunā kho paneva **==rūpaṁ disvā amanāpaṁ na maṅku hoti appatiṭṭhitacitto adīnamānaso abyāpannacetaso==**._ > > Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. > _Tassa ṭhito ca kāyo hoti ṭhitaṁ cittaṁ ajjhattaṁ susaṇṭhitaṁ suvimuttaṁ._ ## Reads - [Restraint of the Senses (With Each & Every Breath)](https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/WithEachAndEveryBreath/Section0006.html#sigil_toc_id_45) (By [[Thanissaro Bhikkhu]]) - **(BEST)** [The Skill of Restraint](https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/Meditations4/Section0019.html) (by [[Thanissaro Bhikkhu]]) ([Evernote](evernote:///view/376587/s5/69939a8f-d9b5-42d5-9920-8973060708e2/ae04f09e-defa-4ae5-8bea-dcef27a08bd5)) ## Videos - **(Best)** (2023-11-08) How to guard the sense doors? ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Jk2yF9z-0)) ## Suttas - [[MN152 Indriyabhāvanāsutta]] ([MN152](https://suttacentral.net/mn152/en/sujato)) - [[MN53 Sekhasutta]] - SN46.6 Kuṇḍaliyasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn46.6/en/sujato)) - SN35.120 Sāriputtasaddhivihārikasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn35.120/en/sujato)) - Gives details on moderation in eating, and practicing wakefulness - [[MN148 Chachakkasutta]] - [[Thag16.2 Pārāpariyattheragāthā]]