Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā Vagga
52. Anuruddha Saṁyutta
I. Rahogata Vagga

V. The Great Chapter
52. Kindred Sayings about Anuruddha
Chapter I: In Solitude

Sutta 7

Taṇhakkhaya Suttaṁ

The Destruction of Craving

 

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THUS have I heard:

Once the venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Then the venerable Anuruddha addressed the monks,
saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the venerable Anuruddha.

Thereupon the venerable Anuruddha addressed the monks,
saying:

"Friends, these four arisings of mindfulness,
if cultivated
and made much of,
conduce to the destruction of craving.

What four?

Herein a monk dwells in body contemplating body
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.

So also he dwells in feelings contemplating feelings
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.

He dwells in mind contemplating mind
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.

He dwells in mind-states contemplating mind-states
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.

"Friends, these four arisings of mindfulness,
if cultivated
and made much of,
conduce to the destruction of craving.