Sir, Bhante mentioned that when a person becomes an arahant, even their traumas disappear. For instance, someone who is claustrophobic , fears animals, or has experienced personal traumas such as rape and intimidation—along with paranoia and various fears—will no longer experience these issues at the arahant stage. Do you agree with this perspective? I ask because there are cases where some attitudes seem to persist even among arahants. For example, there was an arahant who spoke inappropriately to others; I can’t recall his name or story. If I am not mistaken only the Lord Buddha is completely devoid of all idiosyncrasies. Personally, I am convinced that all fears disappear once one reaches the arahant stage, but I ask to know if it is coherent with the suttas.
Bhante also said that taste is a useless sense. Is that true for science? He said we can live correctly without taste. If we suffer from the loss of taste, it is because of our attachment to taste. We believe there is a real taste but the taste is a mirage.