{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn22.79/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn22.79","id":"suttacentral_sn22.79","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn22.79/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, whatever ascetics and brahmins recollect many kinds of past lives, all recollect the five grasping aggregates, or one of them. What five? \u2018I had such form in the past.\u2019 Recollecting thus, it\u2019s only form that they recollect. \u2018I had such feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness in the past.\u2019 Recollecting thus, it\u2019s only consciousness that they recollect. And why do you call it form? It\u2019s deformed; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018form\u2019. Deformed by what? Deformed by cold, heat, hunger, and thirst, and deformed by the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and reptiles. It\u2019s deformed; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018form\u2019. And why do you call it feeling? It feels; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018feeling\u2019. And what does it feel? It feels pleasure, pain, and neutral. It feels; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018feeling\u2019. And why do you call it perception? It perceives; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018perception\u2019. And what does it perceive? It perceives blue, yellow, red, and white. It perceives; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018perception\u2019. And why do you call them choices? Choices produce conditioned phenomena; that\u2019s why they\u2019re called \u2018choices\u2019. And what are the conditioned phenomena that they produce? Form is a conditioned phenomenon; choices are what make it into form. Feeling is a conditioned phenomenon; choices are what make it into feeling. Perception is a conditioned phenomenon; choices are what make it into perception. Choices are conditioned phenomena; choices are what make them into choices. Consciousness is a conditioned phenomenon; choices are what make it into consciousness. Choices produce conditioned phenomena; that\u2019s why they\u2019re called \u2018choices\u2019. And why do you call it consciousness? It cognizes; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018consciousness\u2019. And what does it cognize? It cognizes sour, bitter, pungent, sweet, hot, mild, salty, and bland. It cognizes; that\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u2018consciousness\u2019. A learned noble disciple reflects on this: \u2018Currently I\u2019m bitten by form. In the past I was also bitten by form just like now. If I were to look forward to enjoying form in the future, I\u2019d be bitten by form in the future just as I am today.\u2019 Reflecting like this they are not concerned with past form, they don\u2019t look forward to enjoying future form, and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present form. \u2018Currently I\u2019m bitten by feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness. In the past I was also bitten by consciousness just like now. If I were to look forward to enjoying consciousness in the future, I\u2019d be bitten by consciousness in the future just as I am today.\u2019 Reflecting like this they are not concerned with past consciousness, they don\u2019t look forward to enjoying future consciousness, and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present consciousness. What do you think, mendicants? Is form permanent or impermanent?\u201d \u201cImpermanent, sir.\u201d \u201cBut if it\u2019s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?\u201d \u201cSuffering, sir.\u201d \u201cBut if it\u2019s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus: \u2018This is mine, I am this, this is my self\u2019?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cIs feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness permanent or impermanent?\u201d \u201cImpermanent, sir.\u201d \u201cBut if it\u2019s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?\u201d \u201cSuffering, sir.\u201d \u201cBut if it\u2019s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus: \u2018This is mine, I am this, this is my self\u2019?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cSo you should truly see any kind of form at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> form\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 You should truly see any kind of feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> consciousness\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 This is called a noble disciple who gets rid of and doesn\u2019t accumulate; who gives up and doesn\u2019t grasp; who unmeshes and doesn\u2019t enmesh; who dissipates and doesn\u2019t get clouded. And what things do they get rid of and not accumulate? They get rid of form and don\u2019t accumulate it. They get rid of feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness and don\u2019t accumulate it. And what things do they give up and not grasp? They give up form and don\u2019t grasp it. They give up feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness and don\u2019t grasp it. And what things do they unmesh and not enmesh? They unmesh form and don\u2019t enmesh it. They unmesh feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness and don\u2019t enmesh it. And what things do they dissipate and not get clouded by? They dissipate form and don\u2019t get clouded by it. They dissipate feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness and don\u2019t get clouded by it. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they\u2019re freed. When they\u2019re freed, they know they\u2019re freed. They understand: \u2018Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.\u2019 This is called a mendicant who neither gets rid of nor accumulates, but remains after getting rid. They neither give up nor grasp, but remain after giving up. They neither unmesh nor enmesh, but remain after unmeshing. They neither dissipate nor get clouded, but remain after dissipating. And what things do they neither get rid of nor accumulate, but remain after getting rid of them? They neither get rid of nor accumulate form, but remain after getting rid of it. They neither get rid of nor accumulate feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness, but remain after getting rid of it. And what things do they neither give up nor grasp, but remain after giving them up? They neither give up nor grasp form, but remain after giving it up. They neither give up nor grasp feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness, but remain after giving it up. And what things do they neither discard nor amass, but remain after discarding them? They neither unmesh nor enmesh form, but remain after unmeshing it. They neither unmesh nor enmesh feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness, but remain after unmeshing it. And what things do they neither dissipate nor get clouded by, but remain after dissipating them? They neither dissipate nor get clouded by form, but remain after dissipating it. They neither dissipate nor get clouded by feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness, but remain after dissipating it. When a mendicant\u2019s mind is freed like this, the gods together with Indra, the Divinity, and the Progenitor worship them from afar: \u2018Homage to you, O thoroughbred! Homage to you, supreme among men! We don\u2019t understand the basis of your absorption.\u2019\u201d","title":"Bitable","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":1144}