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sn.36.14 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

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.”