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sn.36.14 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

The Guest House

“Bhikkhus, suppose there is a guest house. People come from the east, west, north, and south and lodge there; khattiyas, brahmins, vessas, and suddas come and lodge there. So too, bhikkhus, various feelings arise in this body: pleasant feeling arises, painful feeling arises, neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling arises; carnal pleasant feeling arises; carnal painful feeling arises; carnal neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling arises; spiritual pleasant feeling arises; spiritual painful feeling arises; spiritual neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling arises.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


A Guest House

“Mendicants, suppose there was a guest house. Lodgers come from the east, west, north, and south. Aristocrats, brahmins, merchants, and workers all stay there.
In the same way, various feelings arise in this body: pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings.
Also material pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings arise.
Also spiritual pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings arise.”