Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN18: Connected Discourses with Rahula

SN18:3 Consciousness

1… "What do you think, Rahula, is eye-consciousness … ear-consciousness … nose-consciousness … tongue-consciousness … body-consciousness … mind-consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …

"Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple experiences revulsion towards eye-consciousness … revulsion towards mind-consciousness. Experiencing revulsion, he becomes dispassionate … . He understands: ‘… there is no more for this state of being.’"

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā"ti? "Aniccaṁ, bhante" … "sotaviññāṇaṁ … pe … ghānaviññāṇaṁ … jivhāviññāṇaṁ … kāyaviññāṇaṁ … manoviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā"ti? "Aniccaṁ, bhante" …

"evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhuviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … pe … sotaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … ghānaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … jivhāviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … kāyaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … manoviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati; nibbindaṁ virajjati … pe … pajānātī"ti.


Tatiyaṁ.

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