Nikaya

Where Suffering Subsides

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  1. A Dhamma speaker

Questioning (2nd)

At Sāvatthī.

“What do you think, mendicants?

Do you regard form like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self’?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Good, mendicants!

Form should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’

Do you regard feeling …

perception …

choices …

consciousness like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self’?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Good, mendicants!

Consciousness should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’

Seeing this …

They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”