sn.35.139 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Not Yours (2)

Identical with the preceding sutta, but stated by way of the six external bases.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Not Yours (2nd)

“Mendicants, give up what’s not yours.
Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.
And what isn’t yours?
Sights aren’t yours: give them up.
Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.
Sounds …
smells …
tastes …
touches …
thoughts aren’t yours: give them up.
Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.
Suppose a person was to carry off the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in this Jeta’s Grove …
In the same way, sights aren’t yours: give them up.
Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness. …”