sn.35.110 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Things That Can Be Clung To

“Bhikkhus, I will teach you the things that can be clung to and the clinging. Listen to that….

“And what, bhikkhus, are the things that can be clung to, and what is the clinging? The eye, bhikkhus, is a thing that can be clung to; the desire and lust for it is the clinging there. The ear is a thing that can be clung to … The mind is a thing that can be clung to; the desire and lust for it is the clinging there. These are called the things that can be clung to, and this the clinging.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Things Prone to Being Grasped

“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that are prone to being grasped, and the grasping.
Listen …
What are the things that are prone to being grasped? And what is the grasping?
The eye is something that’s prone to being grasped.
The desire and greed for it is the grasping.
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
mind is something that’s prone to being grasped.
The desire and greed for it is the grasping.
These are called the things that are prone to being grasped, and this is the grasping.”