sn.22.67 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Suffering

Opening as in preceding sutta:

… “Bhikkhu, you should abandon desire for whatever is suffering.” …

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Suffering

At Sāvatthī.
Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,
“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”
“Mendicant, give up desire for anything that’s suffering.”
“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”
“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?”
“Sir, form is suffering; I should give up desire for it.
Feeling …
Perception …
Choices …
Consciousness is suffering; I should give up desire for it.
That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
“Good, good, mendicant!
It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.
Form is suffering; you should give up desire for it.
Feeling …
Perception …
Choices …
Consciousness is suffering; you should give up desire for it.
This is how to understand the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …
And that mendicant became one of the perfected.