sn.56.25 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

The Ending of Defilements

“Mendicants, I say that the ending of defilements is for one who knows and sees, not for one who does not know or see.
For one who knows and sees what?
The ending of defilements is for one who knows and sees suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
The ending of the defilements is for one who knows and sees this.
That’s why you should practice meditation …”