sn.22.25 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Desire and Lust

At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, abandon desire and lust for form. Thus that form will be abandoned, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated so that it is no more subject to future arising.

“Abandon desire and lust for feeling … for perception … for volitional formations … for consciousness. Thus that consciousness will be abandoned, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated so that it is no more subject to future arising.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Desire and Greed

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, give up desire and greed for form.
Thus that form will be given up, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.
Give up desire and greed for feeling …

perception …

choices …

consciousness.
Thus that consciousness will be given up, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.”