{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn24.71/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn24.71","id":"suttacentral_sn24.71","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn24.71/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: \u2018Winds don\u2019t blow; rivers don\u2019t flow; pregnant women don\u2019t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar\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: \u2018Winds don\u2019t blow; rivers don\u2019t flow; pregnant women don\u2019t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.\u2019 When feeling \u2026 perception \u2026 choices \u2026 consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises: \u2018Winds don\u2019t blow; rivers don\u2019t flow; pregnant women don\u2019t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.\u2019 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 Seeing this \u2026 They understand: \u2018\u2026 there is nothing further for this place.\u2019\u201d","title":"Winds","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":338}