Saṁyutta Nikāya:
III. Khandhā Vagga:
22: Khandhā Saṁyutta
Upādāniya Suttaṁ
Sutta 121
Grasping
Thus have I heard:
The Exalted One was once staying near Sāvatthī
at the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
And there the Exalted One addressed the brethren, saying:
"Brethren!"
"Master!" responded those brethren.
The Exalted One said:
"I will show you, brethren,
the things that make for grasping,1
and grasping.
Do ye listen to it.
And what, brethren, are the things that make for grasping,
and what is grasping?
Body, brethren,
is a thing that makes for grasping.
The desire and lust therein are grasping.
Feeling, brethren,
is a thing that makes for grasping.
The desire and lust therein are grasping.
Perception, brethren,
is a thing that makes for grasping.
The desire and lust therein are grasping.
The activities, brethren,
is a thing that makes for grasping.
The desire and lust therein are grasping.
Consciousness, brethren,
[143] is a thing that makes for grasping.
The desire and lust therein are grasping.
These, brethren,
are the things that make for grasping.
This is grasping."
1 Upadaniya dhammā.