{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.7/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.7","id":"suttacentral_sn56.7","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.7/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, don\u2019t think bad, unskillful thoughts, such as sensual, malicious, and cruel thoughts. Why is that? Because those thoughts aren\u2019t beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They don\u2019t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment. When you think, you should think: \u2018This is suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the origin of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the cessation of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering\u2019. Why is that? Because those thoughts are beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment. That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"Thoughts","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":112}