sn.35.14 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Before My Awakening (Exterior)

“Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought:
‘What’s the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to sights …
sounds …
smells …
tastes …
touches …
and thoughts?’ …”