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sn.35.24 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Abandonment (1)

“Bhikkhus, I will teach you the Dhamma for abandoning all. Listen to that….

“And what, bhikkhus, is the Dhamma for abandoning all? The eye is to be abandoned, forms are to be abandoned, eye-consciousness is to be abandoned, eye-contact is to be abandoned, and whatever feeling arises with eye-contact as condition—whether pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant—that too is to be abandoned.

“The ear is to be abandoned … The mind is to be abandoned, mental phenomena are to be abandoned, mind-consciousness is to be abandoned, mind-contact is to be abandoned, and whatever feeling arises with mind-contact as condition—whether pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant—that too is to be abandoned.

“This, bhikkhus, is the Dhamma for abandoning all.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Giving Up

“Mendicants, I will teach you the principle for giving up the all.
Listen …
And what is the principle for giving up the all?
The eye should be given up. Sights should be given up. Eye consciousness should be given up. Eye contact should be given up. The painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by eye contact should also be given up.
The ear … nose …
tongue …
body …
mind should be given up. Thoughts should be given up. Mind consciousness should be given up. Mind contact should be given up. The painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by mind contact should be given up.
This is the principle for giving up the all.”