Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN35: Connected Discourses on the Six Sense Bases

SN35:156 The Destruction of Delight (1)

1"Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu sees as impermanent the eye which is actually impermanent: that is his right view. [n.154] This sutta and the next are parallel to SN22.51, but while the last sentence of the latter reads cittaṁ vimuttaṁ suvimuttan ti vuccati, the present one has simply cittaṁ suvimuttan ti vuccati. Seeing rightly, he experiences revulsion. 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.

"Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu sees as impermanent the ear which is actually impermanent … the mind which is actually impermanent: that is his right view … . With the destruction of delight and lust the mind is said to be well liberated."

1"Aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati … pe … aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jivhaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati.

Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā … pe … cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati … pe … aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatī"ti.


Paṭhamaṁ.

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