Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN22: Connected Discourses on the Aggregates

SN22:28 Gratification (3)

1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, if there were no gratification in form, sn.iii.30 beings would not become enamoured with it; but because there is gratification in form, beings become enamoured with it.

If there were no danger in form, beings would not experience revulsion towards it; but because there is danger in form, beings experience revulsion towards it.

If there were no escape from form, beings would not escape from it; but because there is an escape from form, beings escape from it.


"Bhikkhus, if there were no gratification in feeling

… in perception

… in volitional formations


If there were no gratification in consciousness, sn.iii.30 beings would not become enamoured with it; but because there is gratification in consciousness, beings become enamoured with it.

If there were no danger in consciousness, beings would not experience revulsion towards it; but because there is danger in consciousness, beings experience revulsion towards it.

If there were no escape from consciousness, beings would not escape from it; but because there is an escape from consciousness, beings escape from it.


2"So long, bhikkhus, as beings have not directly known as they really are the gratification as gratification, the danger as danger, and the escape as escape in the case of these five aggregates subject to clinging, they have not escaped from this world with its devas, Māra, sn.iii.31 and Brahma, from this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, its devas and humans; they have not become detached from it, released from it, nor do they dwell with a mind rid of barriers.

But when beings have directly known all this as it really is, then they have escaped from this world with its devas, Māra, sn.iii.31 and Brahma, from this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, its devas and humans; they have become detached from it, released from it, and they dwell with a mind rid of barriers."

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpassa assādo abhavissa nayidaṁ sattā rūpasmiṁ sārajjeyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi rūpassa assādo, tasmā sattā rūpasmiṁ sārajjanti.

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpassa ādīnavo abhavissa nayidaṁ sattā rūpasmiṁ nibbindeyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi rūpassa ādīnavo, tasmā sattā rūpasmiṁ nibbindanti.

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpassa nissaraṇaṁ abhavissa nayidaṁ sattā rūpasmā nissareyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi rūpassa nissaraṇaṁ, tasmā sattā rūpasmā nissaranti.


No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, vedanāya … pe …

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, saññāya …

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, saṅkhārānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ abhavissa, nayidaṁ sattā saṅkhārehi nissareyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi saṅkhārānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ, tasmā sattā saṅkhārehi nissaranti.


No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇassa assādo abhavissa, nayidaṁ sattā viññāṇasmiṁ sārajjeyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi viññāṇassa assādo, tasmā sattā viññāṇasmiṁ sārajjanti.

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇassa ādīnavo abhavissa, nayidaṁ sattā viññāṇasmiṁ nibbindeyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi viññāṇassa ādīnavo, tasmā sattā viññāṇasmiṁ nibbindanti.

No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇassa nissaraṇaṁ abhavissa, nayidaṁ sattā viññāṇasmā nissareyyuṁ. Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, atthi viññāṇassa nissaraṇaṁ, tasmā sattā viññāṇasmā nissaranti.


2Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, sattā imesaṁ pañcannaṁ upādānakkhandhānaṁ assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ nābbhaññaṁsu; neva tāva, bhikkhave, sattā sadevakā lokā samārakā sabrahmakā sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya nissaṭā visaṁyuttā vippamuttā vimariyādīkatena cetasā vihariṁsu.

Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, sattā imesaṁ pañcannaṁ upādānakkhandhānaṁ assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ abbhaññaṁsu; atha, bhikkhave, sattā sadevakā lokā samārakā sabrahmakā sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya nissaṭā visaṁyuttā vippamuttā vimariyādīkatena cetasā vihāran."ti


Sattamaṁ.

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