Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN35: Connected Discourses on the Six Sense Bases

SN35:171–173 Desire for Suffering

1"Bhikkhus, you should abandon desire for whatever is suffering … . You should abandon lust for whatever is suffering … . You should abandon desire and lust for whatever is suffering. And what is suffering? The eye is suffering … The mind is suffering; you should abandon desire and lust for it. sn.iv.150 Bhikkhus, you should abandon desire and lust for whatever is suffering."

1"Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ? Cakkhu, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo … pe … jivhā dukkhā … pe … mano dukkho; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo"ti.

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