IV. Devadaha 134 (1) At Devadaha On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans where there was a town of the Sakyans named Devadaha . There the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus thus: Bhikkhus, I do not say of all Bhikkhus that they still have work to do with diligence in regard to the 6 bases for

V. New and Old 146 (1) Kamma Bhikkhus, I will teach you new and old kamma, the cessation of kamma, and the way leading to the cessation of kamma. Listen to that and attend closely, I will speak…. And what, Bhikkhus, is old kamma ? The eye is old kamma, to be seen as generated and fashioned by volition, as

Division IV The Fourth Fifty I. The Destruction of Delight 156 (1) The Destruction of Delight (1) Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu sees as impermanent the eye which is actually impermanent: that is his right view. Seeing rightly, he experiences revulsion. With the destruction of delight comes destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes destruction of delight. With the destruction

II. The 60-Fold Repetition Series 168 (1) Desire for the Impermanent (Internal) Bhikkhus, you should abandon desire for whatever is impermanent. And what is impermanent? The eye is impermanent … The mind is impermanent; you should abandon desire for it. Bhikkhus, you should abandon desire for whatever is impermanent. 169 (2) Lust for the Impermanent (Internal) Bhikkhus, you should abandon

III. The Ocean 228 (1) The Ocean (1) Bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling speaks of ‘ the ocean, the ocean .’ But that is not the ocean in the Noble One’s Discipline; that is only a great mass of water, a great expanse of water. The eye, Bhikkhus, is the ocean for a person; its current consists of forms. One who

IV. The Vipers 238 (1) The Simile of the Vipers Bhikkhus, suppose there were 4 vipers of fierce heat and deadly venom. Then a man would come along wanting to live, not wanting to die, desiring happiness and averse to suffering. They would tell him: ‘Good man, these 4 vipers are of fierce heat and deadly venom. From time to

Chapter II 36 Vedanāsamyutta Connected Discourses on Feeling I. With Verses 1 (1) Concentration Bhikkhus, there are these 3 feelings . What 3? 1) Pleasant feeling, 2) painful feeling, 3) neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. - These are the 3 feelings . A disciple of the Buddha, mindful, Concentrated, comprehending clearly, Understands feelings And the origin of feelings, Where they finally cease, And

II. Alone 11 (1) Alone Then a certain Bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: Here, venerable sir, while I was alone in seclusion, a reflection arose in my mind thus: ‘3 feeling have been spoken of by the Blessed One: 1) Pleasant feeling, 2) painful feeling, 3) neither-painful-nor-pleasant

III. The Theme of the 108 21 (1) Sīvaka On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrel Sanctuary. Then the wanderer Moḷiyasīvaka approached the Blessed One and exchanged greetings with him. When they had concluded their greetings and cordial talk, he sat down to one side and said to the Blessed One: