“Bhikkhus, for direct knowledge of lust, five things are to be developed. What five? The perception of unattractiveness, the perception of death, the perception of danger, the perception of the repulsiveness of food, and the perception of non-delight in the entire world. For direct knowledge of lust, these five things are to be developed.”
an.5.303 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
5.303
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st)
“For insight into greed, five things should be developed.What five?
The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world.
For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”