Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN35: Connected Discourses on the Six Sense Bases

SN35:158 The Destruction of Delight (3)

1"Bhikkhus, attend carefully to the eye. [n.155] This sutta and the next are parallel to SN22.52. Recognize the impermanence of the eye as it really is. When a bhikkhu, attending carefully to the eye, recognizes the impermanence of the eye as it really is, he feels revulsion towards the eye. With the destruction of delight comes destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes destruction of delight. With the destruction of delight and lust the mind is said to be well liberated. sn.iv.143


"Bhikkhus, attend carefully to the ear … to the mind. Recognize the impermanence of the mind as it really is … . With the destruction of delight and lust the mind is said to be well liberated."

1"Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasi karotha, cakkhāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassatha. Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yoniso manasikaronto, cakkhāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassanto cakkhusmimpi nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati.


Sotaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasi karotha … ghānaṁ … jivhaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasi karotha, jivhāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassatha. Jivhaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yoniso manasikaronto, jivhāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassanto jivhāyapi nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati. Kāyaṁ … manaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasi karotha, manāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassatha. Manaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yoniso manasikaronto, manāniccatañca yathābhūtaṁ samanupassanto manasmimpi nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatī"ti.


Tatiyaṁ.

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