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Buddhism

SN 22:142 · Stressful (Dukkha Sutta)

Thai temple painting: Prince Vessantara gives away the white elephant
Vessantara Jātaka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest) · Thai, Rattanakosin, c. 1850–1870 · Walters Art Museum

Near Sāvatthī. “Monks, whatever is stressful, you should abandon desire-passion there. And what is stressful?

“Form, monks, is stressful. You should abandon desire-passion there.

“Feeling is stressful. You should abandon desire-passion there.

“Perception is stressful. You should abandon desire-passion there.

“Fabrications are stressful. You should abandon desire-passion there.

“Consciousness is stressful. You should abandon desire-passion there.

“Monks, whatever is stressful, you should abandon desire-passion there.”

See also: SN 22:120–121


Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence, for free distribution only. Source: dhammatalks.org (Metta Forest Monastery).

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