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sn.22.25 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

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.”