{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn35.62/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn35.62","id":"suttacentral_sn35.62","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn35.62/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, I will teach you the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping. Listen \u2026 And what is the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping? What do you think, mendicants? Is the eye 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 \u201cSights \u2026 eye consciousness \u2026 eye contact \u2026 The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact: is that permanent or impermanent?\u201d \u201cImpermanent, sir.\u201d \u2026 \u201cEar \u2026 nose \u2026 tongue \u2026 body \u2026 mind \u2026 ideas \u2026 mind consciousness \u2026 mind contact \u2026 The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact: is that 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 \u201cSeeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact. And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact. They grow disillusioned with the ear \u2026 nose \u2026 tongue \u2026 body \u2026 They grow disillusioned with the mind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact. And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact. 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 the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping.\u201d","title":"The Depletion of All Fuel for Grasping (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":308}