{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn22.69/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn22.69","id":"suttacentral_sn22.69","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn22.69/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha \u2026 and asked him, \u201cSir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I\u2019ve heard it, I\u2019ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.\u201d \u201cMendicant, give up desire for whatever doesn\u2019t belong to self.\u201d \u201cUnderstood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!\u201d \u201cBut how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?\u201d \u201cSir, form doesn\u2019t belong to self; I should give up desire for it. Feeling \u2026 Perception \u2026 Choices \u2026 Consciousness doesn\u2019t belong to self; I should give up desire for it. That\u2019s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha\u2019s brief statement.\u201d \u201cGood, good, mendicant! It\u2019s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I\u2019ve said in brief like this. Form doesn\u2019t belong to self; you should give up desire for it. Feeling \u2026 Perception \u2026 Choices \u2026 Consciousness doesn\u2019t belong to self; you should give up desire for it. This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.\u201d \u2026 And that mendicant became one of the perfected.","title":"Not Belonging to Self","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":179}