Saṁyutta Nikāya:
III. Khandhā Vagga:
27: Kilesa Saṁutta

Kindred Sayings on the Corruptions

Sutta 8

Taṇhā Suttaṁ

Craving

 

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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:

"Brethren, the desire-and-lust for craving for visible shape
is a corruption of the heart.

The desire-and-lust for^ed1 craving for sound
is a corruption of the heart.

The desire-and-lust for craving for scent
is a corruption of the heart.

The desire-and-lust for craving for savour
is a corruption of the heart.

The desire-and-lust for craving for tangibles
is a corruption of the heart.

The desire-and-lust for craving for things
is a corruption of the heart.

But, brethren, when in a brother
the heart's corruption
in these six points
is put away,
and his heart is bent on renunciation,
then, compassed about with renunciation,
his heart is seen to be pliable
for penetrating those things
that are to be realized.'

 

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^ed1 Woodward here misses the fact that this is (in his terms) 'desire and lust for craving for ~' which I have corrected.