sn.23.35 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Eleven Discourses on Māra, Etc.

At Sāvatthī.
When Venerable Rādha was seated to one side, the Buddha said to him:
“Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra.
And what is Māra?
Form is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. …
Consciousness is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.
You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra.”