Not-Self Meditation: The 6 Sets Of 6
Sutta 148 "The Six Sets of 6". This is a very powerful sutta on the concept of No-Self or Anatta. Listen closely and see impersonality at its deepest level. You may use this as a contemplative meditation or just listen to the sutta.
Transcript
This is called the Six Sets of Six,
The Chachaka Sutta,
Number 148.
It's translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Wisdom Publications.
Now what I've done is I've taken a lot of the ditto marks out and left the repetition in.
So there is going to be a lot of repetition with the Sutta.
If you listen closely it will help your meditation very much.
Thus have I heard on one occasion the Blessed One was living at Swati in Jetta's Grove,
Anath and Bandika's Park.
There he addressed the students.
Thus,
Students,
Venerable sir,
They replied that Blessed One said this,
Students,
I shall teach you the Dhamma that is good in the beginning,
Good in the middle,
And good in the end,
With the right meaning and phrasing.
I shall reveal a holy life that is utterly perfect and pure.
That is the Six Sets of Six.
Listen and attend closely to what I shall say.
Yes,
Venerable sir,
The students replied,
The Blessed One said,
The 6th internal basis should be understood,
And the 6th external bases should be understood,
The 6 classes of consciousness should be understood,
The 6th classes of contact should be understood,
The 6 classes of feeling should be understood,
The 6 classes of craving should be understood.
Enumeration.
The six internal bases should be understood so it was said and with reference to what was this said.
There are the eye base,
The ear base,
The nose base,
The tongue base,
The body base,
And the mind base.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six internal bases should be understood.
This is the first set of six.
The six external bases should be understood so it was said and with reference to what was this said.
There are the form base,
The sound base,
The odor base,
The flavor base,
The tangible base,
And the mind object base.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six external bases should be understood.
This is the second set of six.
The six classes of consciousness should be understood so it was said and with reference to what was this said.
Dependent on the eye and forms,
Eye consciousness arises.
Dependent on the ear and sounds,
Ear consciousness arises.
Dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
Dependent on tongue and flavors,
Tongue consciousness arises.
Dependent on body and tangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
Dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six classes of consciousness should be understood.
This is the third set of six.
The six classes of contact should be understood so it was said and with reference to what was this said.
Dependent on the eye and forms,
Eye consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is eye contact.
Dependent on the ear and sounds,
Ear consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is ear contact.
Dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is nose contact.
Dependent on the tongue and flavors,
Tongue consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is tongue contact.
Dependent on body and tangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is body contact.
Dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is mind contact.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six classes of contact should be understood.
This is the fourth set of six.
The six classes of feeling should be understood.
So it was said and with reference to what was this said.
Dependent on the eye and forms eye consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is eye contact.
With eye contact as condition there is eye feeling.
Dependent on the ear and sounds ear consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is ear contact.
With ear contact as condition there is ear feeling.
Dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is nose contact.
With nose contact as condition there is nose feeling.
Dependent on the tongue and flavors,
Tongue consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is tongue contact.
With tongue contact as condition there is tongue feeling.
Dependent on the body and tangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is body contact.
With body contact as condition there is body feeling.
Dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
With the meeting of the three there is mind contact.
With mind contact as condition there is mind feeling.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six classes of feeling should be understood.
This is the fifth set of six.
The six classes of craving should be understood.
So it was said and with reference to what was this said.
Dependent on the eye and forms,
Eye consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is eye contact.
With eye contact as condition there is eye feeling.
With eye feeling as condition there is eye craving.
Dependent on the ear and sounds,
Ear consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is ear contact.
With ear contact as condition there is ear feeling.
With ear feeling as condition there is ear craving.
Dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is nose contact.
With nose contact as condition there is nose feeling.
With nose feeling as condition there is nose craving.
Dependent on the tongue and flavors,
Tongue consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is tongue contact.
With tongue contact as condition there is tongue feeling.
With tongue feeling as condition there is tongue craving.
Dependent on body and tangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is body contact.
With body contact as condition there is body feeling.
With body feeling as condition there is body craving.
Dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is mind contact.
With mind contact as condition there is mind feeling.
With mind feeling as condition there is mind craving.
So it was with reference to this that it was said the six classes of craving should be understood.
This is the sixth set of six.
Demonstration of not self.
If anyone says the eye is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the eye is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say the eye is self.
Thus the eye is not self.
If anyone says forms are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of forms are seen and understood and since their rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say forms are self.
Thus the eye is not self.
Forms are not self.
If anyone says eye consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of eye consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say eye consciousness is self.
Thus eye is not self.
Forms are not self.
Eye consciousness is not self.
If anyone says eye contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of eye contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say eye contact is self.
Thus eye is not self.
Forms are not self.
Eye contact is not self.
Eye consciousness is not self.
Eye contact is not self.
If anyone says eye feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of eye feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say eye feeling is self.
Thus eye is not self.
Forms are not self.
Eye consciousness is not self.
Eye contact is not self.
Eye feeling is not self.
If anyone says eye craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of eye craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say eye craving is self.
Thus eye is not self.
Forms are not self.
Eye consciousness is not self.
Eye contact is not self.
Eye feeling is not self.
Eye craving is not self.
If anyone says ear is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the ear is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say the ear is self.
Thus the ear is not self.
If anyone says sounds are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of sounds are seen and understood and since their rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say sounds are self.
Thus the ear is not self.
Sounds are not self.
If anyone says ear consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of ear consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say ear consciousness is self.
Thus the ear is not self.
Sounds are not self.
Ear consciousness is not self.
If anyone says ear contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of ear contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say ear contact is self.
Thus the ear is not self.
Sounds are not self.
Ear consciousness is not self.
Ear contact is not self.
If anyone says ear feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the ear feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say ear feeling is self.
Thus the ear is not self.
Sounds are not self.
Ear consciousness is not self.
Ear contact is not self.
Ear feeling is not self.
If anyone says ear craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of ear craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say ear craving is self.
Thus the ear is not self.
Sounds are not self.
Ear consciousness is not self.
Ear contact is not self.
Ear feeling is not self.
Ear craving is not self.
If anyone says nose is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the nose is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say the nose is self.
Thus the nose is not self.
If anyone says odors are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of odors are seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say odors are self.
Thus the nose is not self.
Odors are not self.
If anyone says nose consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of nose consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say nose consciousness is self.
Thus the nose is not self.
Odors are not self.
Nose consciousness is not self.
If anyone says nose contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of nose contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say nose contact is self.
Thus the nose is not self.
Odors are not self.
Nose consciousness is not self.
Nose contact is not self.
If anyone says nose feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of nose feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say nose feeling is self.
Thus the nose is not self.
Odors are not self.
Nose consciousness is not self.
Nose contact is not self.
Nose feeling is not self.
If anyone says nose craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of nose craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it follows myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say nose craving is self.
Thus nose is not self.
Odors are not self.
Nose consciousness is not self.
Nose contact is not self.
Nose craving is not self.
Nose craving is not self.
If anyone says the tongue is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the tongue is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say the tongue is self.
Thus the tongue is not self.
If anyone says flavors are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of flavors are seen and understood and since their rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say flavors are self.
Thus the tongue is not self.
Flavors are not self.
If anyone says tongue consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of tongue consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say tongue consciousness is self.
Thus the tongue is not self.
Flavors are not self.
Tongue consciousness is not self.
If anyone says tongue contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of tongue contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say tongue contact is self.
Thus the tongue is not self.
Flavors are not self.
Tongue consciousness is not self.
Tongue contact is not self.
If anyone says tongue feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of tongue feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say tongue feeling is self.
Thus the tongue is not self.
Flavors are not self.
Tongue consciousness is not self.
Tongue contact is not self.
Tongue feeling is not self.
If anyone says tongue craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of tongue craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say tongue craving is self.
Thus tongue is not self.
Flavors are not self.
Tongue consciousness is not self.
Tongue contact is not self.
Tongue feeling is not self.
Tongue craving is not self.
If anyone says the body is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of the body is seen and understood and since its rise and fall is are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say the body is self.
Thus the body is not self.
If anyone says tangibles are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of tangibles are seen and understood and since their rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say tangibles are self.
Thus body is not self.
Tangibles are not self.
If anyone says body consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of body consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say body consciousness is self.
Thus the body is not self.
Tangibles are not self.
Body consciousness is not self.
If anyone says body contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of body contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say body contact is self.
Thus the body is not self.
Tangibles are not self.
Body consciousness is not self.
Body contact is not self.
If anyone says body feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of body feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say body feeling is self.
Thus body is not self.
Tangibles are not self.
Body consciousness is not self.
Body contact is not self.
Body feeling is not self.
If anyone says body craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of body craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say body craving is self.
Thus the body is not self.
Tangibles are not self.
Body consciousness is not self.
Body contact is not self.
Body feeling is not self.
Body craving is not self.
If anyone says mind is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind is self.
Thus mind is not self.
If anyone says mind objects are self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind objects are seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind objects are self.
Thus mind is not self.
Mind objects are not self.
If anyone says mind consciousness is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind consciousness is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind consciousness is self.
Thus mind is not self.
Mind objects are not self.
Mind consciousness is not self.
If anyone says mind contact is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind contact is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind contact is self.
Thus mind is not self.
Mind objects are not self.
Mind consciousness is not self.
Mind contact is not self.
If anyone says mind feeling is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind feeling is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind feeling is self.
Thus mind is not self.
Mind objects are not self.
Mind consciousness is not self.
Mind contact is not self.
Mind feeling is not self.
If anyone says mind craving is self that is not acceptable.
The rise and fall of mind craving is seen and understood and since its rise and fall are discerned it would follow myself rises and falls.
That is why it is not acceptable for anyone to say mind craving is self.
Thus mind is not self.
Mind objects are not self.
Mind consciousness is not self.
Mind contact is not self.
Mind feeling is not self.
Mind craving is not self.
The origin of identity.
Now students this is the way leading to the origination of identity.
One regards the I thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards forms thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards I consciousness thus this is mine this I am this is my self.
One regards I contact thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards I feeling thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards I craving thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards ear thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards sounds thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards your consciousness thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards ear contact thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards the you're feeling thus this is mine this I am this is myself.
One regards ear craving thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards nose thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards odors thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards nose consciousness thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards nose contact thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards nose feeling thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards nose craving thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tongue thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards flavors thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tongue consciousness thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tongue contact thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tongue feeling thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tongue craving thus,
This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards body thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards tangibles thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards body consciousness thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself.
One regards body contact thus.
This is mine.
This I am.
This is myself.
One regards body feeling thus.
This is mine.
This I am.
This is myself.
One regards body craving thus.
This is mine.
This I am.
This is myself.
One regards mind thus without information,
This is Mine,
This I am,
This is Myself.
One regards mind objects thus without knowledge,
This is Mine,
This I am,
This is Myself.
One regards mind consciousness thus without information,
This is Mine,
This I am,
This is Myself.
One regards' mind contact thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself One regards' mind feeling thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself One regards' mind craving thus This is mine,
This I am,
This is myself The cessation of identity,
Now students,
This is the way leading to the cessation of identity.
One regards the I thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards forms thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards I consciousness thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards I contact thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards ear-feeling thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards eye craving thus,
This is not mine,
This I am NOT,
This is not myself.
One regards the ear thus,
This is not mine,
This I am NOT,
This is not myself.
One regards sounds thus,
This is not mine,
This I am NOT,
This is not myself.
One regards ear consciousness thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards ear contact thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards ear feeling thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards ear craving thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not this is not myself.
One regards the nose thus this is not mine This I am not this is not myself.
One regards odors thus this is not mine This I am not this is not myself.
One regards nose consciousness thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself One regards nose contact thus this is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself One regards nose feeling thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself One regards nose-craving thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards a tongue thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards flavors thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards tongue-consciousness thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards tongue contact thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards tongue feeling thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards tongue craving thus,
This is not mine this I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards the body thus this is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards tangibles thus this is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
One regards Body,
Consciousness,
Thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards Body,
Contact,
Thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards Body,
Feeling,
Thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards body craving thus this is not Mine,
This I am Not,
This is not myself.
One regards Mind thus this is not Mine,
This I am Not,
This is not myself.
One regards Mind Objects thus this is not Mine,
This I am Not,
This is not myself.
One regards mind-consciousness thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards mind-contact thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards mind-feeling thus.
This is not mine.
This I am not.
This is not myself.
One regards mind craving thus,
This is not mine,
This I am not,
This is not myself.
The underlying tendencies.
Students dependent on the I and forms I consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is eye contact,
With eye contact as condition there rises an eye feeling felt as painful,
Pleasant or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant eye feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful eye feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps,
Beating one's breasts and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful eye feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger and the escape in regard to that eye feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant eye feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion toward painful eye feeling,
Without extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful eye feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
Students that depend on the ear and sounds ear consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is ear contact.
With ear contact as condition there arises an ear feeling felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant ear feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful ear feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps beating one's breasts and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful ear feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger and the escape in regard to that ear feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Students that one shall here and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant ear feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful ear feeling,
Without extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful ear feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
Students dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is nose contact.
With nose contact as condition there arises a nose feeling,
Felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant nose feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful nose feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps,
Beating one's breasts and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful nose feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination of disappearance,
The gratification of danger and the escape in regard to that nose feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Students that one shall here and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant nose feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful nose feeling,
Without extrapating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful nose feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
Students dependent on the tongue and flavors tongue consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is tongue contact.
With tongue contact as condition there arises a tongue feeling,
Felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant tongue feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful tongue feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps,
Beating one's breast and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful tongue feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger and the escape in regard to that tongue feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant tongue feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful tongue feeling,
Without extrapating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful tongue feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
Students dependent on body and tangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is body contact.
With body contact as condition,
There arises a body feeling,
Felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant body feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful body feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps,
Beating one's breast and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful body feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger and the escape in regard to that body feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Students that one shall here and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant body feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful body feeling,
Without extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful body feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
Students dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is mind contact.
With mind contact as condition,
There arises a mind feeling felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant mind feeling,
If one delights in it,
Welcomes it and remains holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust lies within one.
When one is touched by a painful mind feeling,
If one sorrows,
Grieves and laments,
Weeps,
Beating one's breast and becomes distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion lies within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful mind feeling,
If one does not understand as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that mind feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance lies within one.
Ignorance that one should hear and now make an end of suffering without abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant mind feeling,
Without abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful mind feeling,
Without extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful mind feeling,
Without abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is impossible.
The abandonment of the underlying tendencies.
Student dependent on the I informs,
Eye consciousness arises,
The meeting of the three is eye contact,
With eye contact as condition,
There arises an eye feeling,
Felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant eye feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful eye feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not weep,
Beating one's breast and become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a neither pleasant nor painful eye feeling,
If one understands as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that eye feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
Ignorance that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant eye feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful eye feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful eye feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is possible.
Students dependent on the ear and sounds,
Ear consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is ear contact.
With ear contact as condition,
There arises an ear feeling,
Felt as pleasant or painful,
Or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant ear feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful ear feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not weep,
Beating one's breast,
And become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by an either pleasant nor painful ear feeling,
If one understands as it actually is,
The origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that ear feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end to suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant ear feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful ear feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful ear feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is possible.
Once dependent on the nose and odors,
Nose consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is nose contact.
With nose contact as condition,
There arises a nose feeling,
Felt as pleasant,
Painful,
Or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant nose feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful nose feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not beat one's breast and become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by an either pleasant nor painful nose feeling,
If one understands as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that nose feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
The students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant nose feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful nose feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency in regard to neither pleasant nor painful nose feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is possible.
Students dependent on the tongue and flavors,
Tongue consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is tongue contact,
With tongue contact as condition,
There arises a tongue feeling,
Felt as pleasant,
Painful,
Or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is not touched by a pleasant tongue feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful tongue feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not weep beating one's breast and become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful tongue feeling,
If one understands as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that tongue feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant tongue feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful tongue feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful tongue feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge this is possible.
Students dependent on body intangibles,
Body consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is body contact.
With body contact as conditioned,
There arises a body feeling felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant body feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful body feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not weep,
Beating one's breast and become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful body feeling,
If one understands as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that body feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant body feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion towards painful body feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful body feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is possible.
Students dependent on mind and mind objects,
Mind consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is mind contact.
With mind contact as condition,
There arises a mind feeling felt as pleasant or painful or neither pleasant nor painful.
When one is touched by a pleasant mind feeling,
If one does not delight in it,
Welcome it,
And remain holding to it,
Then the underlying tendency to lust does not lie within one.
When one is touched by a painful mind feeling,
If one does not sorrow,
Grieve,
And lament,
Does not weep,
Beating one's breast,
And become distraught,
Then the underlying tendency to aversion does not lie within one.
When one is touched by neither pleasant nor painful mind feeling,
If one understands as it actually is the origination,
The disappearance,
The gratification,
The danger,
And the escape in regard to that mind feeling,
Then the underlying tendency to ignorance does not lie within one.
Students that one shall hear and now make an end of suffering by abandoning the underlying tendency to lust for pleasant mind feeling,
By abolishing the underlying tendency to aversion for painful mind feeling,
By extirpating the underlying tendency to ignorance in regard to neither pleasant nor painful mind feeling,
By abandoning ignorance and arousing true knowledge,
This is possible.
Again,
Seeing the student's well-taught noble disciple becomes disenchanted with the eye,
Disenchanted with forms,
Disenchanted with eye consciousness,
Disenchanted with eye contact,
Disenchanted with eye feeling,
Disenchanted with eye craving,
He becomes disenchanted with ear,
Disenchanted with sounds,
Disenchanted with ear consciousness,
Disenchanted with ear contact,
Disenchanted with ear feeling,
Disenchanted with ear craving,
He becomes disenchanted with nose,
Disenchanted with odours,
Disenchanted with nose consciousness,
Disenchanted with nose contact,
Disenchanted with nose feeling,
Disenchanted with nose craving.
He becomes disenchanted with tongue.
Disenchanted with flavors,
Disenchanted with tongue consciousness,
Disenchanted with tongue contact,
Disenchanted with tongue feeling,
Disenchanted with tongue craving.
He becomes disenchanted with the body.
Disenchanted with tangibles.
Disenchanted with body consciousness.
Disenchanted with body contact.
Disenchanted with body feeling.
Disenchanted with body craving.
He becomes disenchanted with mind.
Disenchanted with mind objects.
Disenchanted with mind consciousness,
Disenchanted with mind contact,
Disenchanted with mind feeling,
Disenchanted with mind craving.
Being disenchanted,
He becomes dispassionate.
Through dispassion,
His mind is liberated.
When it is liberated,
There comes the knowledge,
It is liberated.
He understands birth is destroyed,
The holy life has been lived,
What had to be done has been done.
There is no more coming to any state of being.
That is what the Blessed One said.
The students were satisfied and delighted in the Blessed One's words.
Now,
While this discourse was being spoken through not craving and clinging,
The minds of sixty students were liberated from the taints.
4.7 (161)
Recent Reviews
Kristen
August 1, 2024
Thank you for your wise effort and generous service in offering this reading.
Marjolein
May 10, 2023
This was such an interesting experience! Hard to put into words: I'm blown away 🌟🙏
ipseity
October 17, 2022
This is exactly what I realized during my last Vipassana retreat while experiencing anicca and dissolution: the longing to all of the sense doors, their object, the contact, their consciousness and so on is actually what i thought was me... If all those things are impermanent then there is no permanent self, this self is actually empty....
Bo
November 3, 2021
This reading helps me to observe and to understand how my mind's attention moves moment to moment in order to see precisely how suffering happens. (Meditation) Thank you Bhante.
Ethan
July 5, 2021
Wow. Good ad the beginning, in the middle and at the end indeed. I’m grateful for the repetition. This recitation is a real treasure. The language is a problem at first, like “eye consciousness” or “eye feeling”, but as my understanding of these awkward phrases developed and I could self translate the brilliance of the teaching becomes clearer. “Eye consciousness” became “capacity for sight” and “eye feeling “ became “the evaluation of what is being seen” and slowly (so slowly) the whole 8-fold path starts to become clearer! Miraculous.
Dorys
January 13, 2021
Interesting! Nice reading beautiful and steady voice, so difficult to do specially with this type of reading.bravo Thank you for sharing 🙏
Katie
August 23, 2020
Very interesting. Although this is a reading, it is specified and meant to be used as meditation. Listen carefully. Many thanks! ☮️💖🙏
Virginia
March 23, 2019
once again, a teaching is mislabeled as a guided meditation. it's a terrible reading of an absolutely marvelous sutta. I sat as if in meditation to listen to it: it's really powerful that way.
Lukas
December 22, 2018
Happy to find a whole sutta recited here on Insight Timer! Great meditation.
LT
November 27, 2018
This is awesome - and, extremely helpful to my contemplating the Five Aggregates Subject to Clinging, with understanding. The ultimate booster shot for meditating. Thank you Bhante 🙏🙏🙏
Steve
September 1, 2017
I think I understood...
sundari
April 25, 2017
quite a lot... good practice, thank you!
Paprikapink
March 28, 2017
Liberating, but you've gotta listen. 👀 👃👂👅💃💭
Saddhavijaya
March 23, 2017
Getting closer. It's the mind that I get stuck on. Always fascinated
SteveO
March 7, 2017
With not-self/anatta being one of my favorite teachings, I sure enjoyed the fully elaborated version of this sutta being spoken as a guided meditation!
Jack
February 20, 2017
Very Skillful Practice. Thank you.
Eva
January 3, 2017
Marvellous. Heavy stuff, and yet so simple... Thank you for that reading!
Ursula
December 26, 2016
Refreshing - clear - opening - thank you so much 🙏🏼
Geertine
September 8, 2016
True lessons 🙏🏼