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sn.22.6 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Seclusion

At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, make an exertion in seclusion. A bhikkhu who is secluded understands things as they really are.

“And what does he understand as it really is? The origin and passing away of form; the origin and passing away of feeling; the origin and passing away of perception; the origin and passing away of volitional formations; the origin and passing away of consciousness.

“And what, bhikkhus, is the origin of form?…”

The rest of this sutta is identical with the preceding one.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Retreat

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, meditate in retreat.
A mendicant in retreat truly understands.
What do they truly understand?
The origin and ending of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. …”
(Expand in detail as in the previous discourse.)