References – AN 10.61: Ignorance 
Reading: AN 10.61, “Ignorance.” Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ignorance] [Nutriment]
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 2
“How does good conduct bring about the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in AN 10.61?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Virtue] [Right Mindfulness] // [Practicing in accordance with Dhamma]
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 3
“Could you elaborate on the difference between nutriment [AN 10.61] and the causal relationships in Dependent Origination?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Nutriment] [Dependent origination] [Conditionality] // [Commentaries] [Pāli] [Thai]
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 16, Excerpt 4
“Could you say more about the positive causal process that is the opposite of paticcasamuppada?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Dependent origination] [Conditionality] [Mindfulness] // [Skillful qualities] [Right Mindfulness] [Factors of Awakening]
Sutta: SN 12.23 Upanisa: Dukkha is a cause for faith. [Suffering] [Faith]
Sutta: AN 10.61 Avijjā: The Five Hindrances are a cause for ignorance. [Hindrances] [Ignorance]
Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition [2014], Session 37, Excerpt 4
“In 2005 you lead a retreat at Abhayagiri talking about the breath, and Debbie has now turned that into a book. In conversation you mentioned that you will add how your understanding of breath meditation has changed over the last 15-20 years ...” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Meditation retreats] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Long-term practice] // [Naturalness]
Note: A 14-second silence due to a streaming glitch has been removed.
Sutta: AN 10.61: Rain falling on a mountain. [Similes]
Being Dhamma (with Tigers) [2023], Excerpt 7
“In my experience, sometimes when I rest in the awareness for a long time, it feels very peaceful, nice, calm, and pure. But there’s a sense of ‘So what?’” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Kaccāna. [Knowing itself] // [Doubt] [Conditionality] [Ignorance] [Hindrances] [Investigation of states] [Suffering]
Sutta: AN 10.61: The Five Hindrances are the nutriment for ignorance.
Readings from The Island [2025], Session 28, Excerpt 4
AN 10.61 explains that not drawing close to good people is the root of ignorance. Teaching by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. [Association with people of integrity ] [Ignorance] [Conditionality] // [Saṅgha] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support]