Linked Discourses 35.177–179

1. Sixty Abbreviated Texts

Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior

“Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is impermanent.

And what is impermanent?

Sights,

sounds,

smells,

tastes,

touches,

and ideas are impermanent …”