{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn24.70/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn24.70","id":"suttacentral_sn24.70","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn24.70/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise: \u2018The self is neither happy nor suffering, and healthy after death\u2019?\u201d \u201cOur teachings are rooted in the Buddha. \u2026\u201d \u201cWhen form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises: \u2018The self is neither happy nor suffering, and is healthy after death.\u2019 When feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises: \u2018The self is neither happy nor suffering, and healthy after death.\u2019 What do you think, mendicants? Is form permanent or impermanent?\u201d \u201cImpermanent, sir.\u201d \u2026 \u201cAnd so, what\u2019s impermanent is suffering. When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises: \u2018The self is neither happy nor suffering, and is healthy after death.\u2019 Is feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness permanent or impermanent?\u201d \u201cImpermanent, sir.\u201d \u2026 \u201cBut by not grasping what\u2019s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would such a view arise?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cAnd so, what\u2019s impermanent is suffering. When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises: \u2018The self is neither happy nor suffering, and healthy after death.\u2019\u201d","title":"The Self is Neither Happy Nor Suffering","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":190}