I think it is more likely you have been overwhelmed by the work that needs to be done in practice and meditation, and seek recourse in more safe and familiar intellectualizing which is the domain of the abhidhamma.SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:49 am For a Buddhist mainly concentrate on Sila And Samadhi, the sutta is quite adequate.
However when it comes to Panna and practice Satipathana, the Abhidhamma is a great benefit.
In my opinon, those people who voted that Abhidhamma is not necessary (option 2) have never read Abhidhamma or who are overwhelmed by the teaching. Perhaps they should start with some easy reading with a Abhidhamma summary.
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/aut ... el322.html
This is a common reaction from scholarly or academic types to the practice, where focus on abhidhamma or sutta translation obsessions comes to predominate for them as a form of aversion and avoidance of the real work.