ṅnanda ṅnanda Sutta (SN 22:83)

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('â', Itâs with possessiveness, friend ṅnanda, that there is "I am," not without possessiveness. And through possessiveness of what is there "I am," not without possessiveness? Through possessiveness of form there is "I am," not without possessiveness. Through possessiveness of feeling⦠perception⦠fabrications⦠Through possessiveness of consciousness there is "I am," not without possessiveness. "),

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('â', Just as if a young woman—or a man—youthful, fond of adornment, contemplating the image of her face in a mirror, pure & bright, or in a bowl of clear water, would look with possessiveness, not without possessiveness. In the same way, through possessiveness of form there is "I am," not without possessiveness. Through possessiveness of feeling⦠perception⦠fabrications⦠Through possessiveness of consciousness there is "I am," not without possessiveness. "),

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('â', What do you think, friend ṅnanda? Is form constant or inconstant?â "),

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('â', Inconstant, friend.â "),

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('â', And is that which is inconstant easeful or stressful?â "),

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('â', Stressful, friend.â "),

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('â', And is it fitting to regard what is inconstant, stressful, subject to change as: "This is mine. This is my self. This is what I am"?),

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('â', No, friend.â "),

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('â', ⦠Is feeling constant or inconstant?â—),

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('â', Inconstant, friend.â ⦠"),

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('â', ⦠Is perception constant or inconstant?â—),

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('â', Inconstant, friend.â ⦠"),

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('â', ⦠Are fabrications constant or inconstant?â—),

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('â', Inconstant, friend.â ⦠"),

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('â', What do you think, friend ṅnanda? Is consciousness constant or inconstant?â "),

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('â', Inconstant, friend.â "),

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('â', And is that which is inconstant easeful or stressful?â "),

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('â', Stressful, friend.â "),

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('â', And is it fitting to regard what is inconstant, stressful, subject to change as: "This is mine. This is my self. This is what I am"?â "),

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('â', No, friend.â "),

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('â', Thus, friend ṅnanda, any form whatsoever that is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: Every form is to be seen as it has come to be with right discernment as: "This is not mine. This is not my self. This is not what I am." "),

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('â', Any feeling whatsoever.⦠"),

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('â', Any perception whatsoever.⦠"),

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('â', Any fabrications whatsoever.⦠"),

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('â', Any consciousness whatsoever that is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: Every consciousness is to be seen as it has come to be with right discernment as: "This is not mine. This is not my self. This is not what I am." "),

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('â', Seeing thus, the instructed disciple of the noble ones grows disenchanted with form, disenchanted with feeling, disenchanted with perception, disenchanted with fabrications, disenchanted with consciousness. Disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate. Through dispassion, he is released. With release, there is the knowledge, "Released." He discerns that "Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world."â "Friends, Ven. Puṃṃa Maṃtṅniputta was very helpful to us when we were newly ordained. He exhorted us with this exhortation. And when I had heard this Dhamma-explanation from Ven. Puṃṃa Maṃtṅniputta, I broke through to the Dhamma." - --> - - - -