Bhante Jinaratana explains how we can starve the 5 hindrances ('anāhāra pañca-nīvaraṇa') in order to gradually weaken and overcome their obstructive influence on our mental development. Like all sankhāras, the five hindrances are conditioned, i.e. they depend on some form of nutriment for their existence.

If we reduce the nutriment that's feeding the hindrances, they will become weaker and weaker, allowing our samādhi and wisdom faculty to overcome and finally completey eradicate them.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Bhante Jinaratana was born in Toronto, Canada. He became interested
in meditation as a student at the University of Toronto, and began
attending intensive retreats in 2002. After graduating with an H.B.Sc.
(neuroscience, mathematics) in 2004, he taught English for a year in
Nanning, P.R.C. Desiring to ordain, but without knowing a suitable
place to do so, he travelled to Brisbane Australia and completed a
Graduate Diploma in Education in 2008 at the Queensland University of
Technology. During that time he had the opportunity to stay for an
extended period at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage as eight-precept
meditator. The guidance he received there helped him to gain the
confidence to finally ordain.

Bhante Jinaratana received novice ordination at Na Uyana Forest
Monastery in Sri Lanka in July 2011, and higher ordination in June 2012
(Na Uyana is the main monastery of the Shri Kalyani forest tradition,
the same lineage where Ajahn Dhammasiha originally ordained). Most
Venerable Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthera was the preceptor for both
ceremonies. From 2019-2021 he stayed at Pa Auk Monastery, Pyin Oo Lwin
Myanmar, meditating under the guidance of Sayadaw U Kumārabhivaṃsa and
Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Āciṇṇa. He currently resides at Dhamsuwa
Forest Monastery, Melbourne.

Bhante has kindly accepted our invitation to visit Dhammagiri for 10 days in April.

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