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- Samyutta Nikaya XII.64
- Atthi Raga Sutta
- Where There is Passion
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Dwelling at Savatthi..."There are these four nutriments for the establishing of beings who have taken birth
or for the support of those in search of a place to be born. Which four? Physical food,
gross or refined; contact as the second, consciousness the third, and intellectual
intention the fourth. These are the four nutriments for the establishing of beings or for
the support of those in search of a place to be born.
"Where there is passion, delight, & craving for the nutriment of physical
food, consciousness lands there and grows. Where consciousness lands and grows,
name-&-form alights. Where name-&-form alights, there is the growth of
fabrications. Where there is the growth of fabrications, there is the production of
renewed becoming in the future. Where there is the production of renewed becoming in the
future, there is future birth, aging, & death, together, I tell you, with sorrow,
affliction, & despair.
"Where there is passion, delight, & craving for the nutriment of contact...
"Where there is passion, delight, & craving for the nutriment of
consciousness...
"Where there is passion, delight, & craving for the nutriment of intellectual
intention, consciousness lands there and grows. Where consciousness lands and grows,
name-&-form alights. Where name-&-form alights, there is the growth of
fabrications. Where there is the growth of fabrications, there is the production of
renewed becoming in the future. Where there is the production of renewed becoming in the
future, there is future birth, aging, & death, together, I tell you, with sorrow,
affliction, & despair.
"Just as -- when there is dye, lac, yellow orpiment, indigo,
or crimson -- a dyer or painter would paint the picture of a woman or a man, complete in
all its parts, on a well-polished panel or wall, or on a piece of cloth; in the same way,
where there is passion, delight, & craving for the nutriment of physical
food...contact...consciousness...intellectual intention, consciousness lands there and
grows. Where consciousness lands and grows, name-&-form alights. Where name-&-form
alights, there is the growth of fabrications. Where there is the growth of fabrications,
there is the production of renewed becoming in the future. Where there is the production
of renewed becoming in the future, there is future birth, aging, & death, together, I
tell you, with sorrow, affliction, & despair.
"Where there is no passion for the nutriment of physical food, where there is no
delight, no craving, then consciousness does not land there or grow. Where consciousness
does not land or grow, name-&-form does not alight. Where name-&-form does not
alight, there is no growth of fabrications. Where there is no growth of fabrications,
there is no production of renewed becoming in the future. Where there is no production of
renewed becoming in the future, there is no future birth, aging, & death. That, I tell
you, has no sorrow, affliction, or despair.
"Where there is no passion for the nutriment of contact...
"Where there is no passion for the nutriment of consciousness...
"Where there is no passion for the nutriment of intellectual intention, where
there is no delight, no craving, then consciousness does not land there or grow. Where
consciousness does not land or grow, name-&-form does not alight. Where
name-&-form does not alight, there is no growth of fabrications. Where there is no
growth of fabrications, there is no production of renewed becoming in the future. Where
there is no production of renewed becoming in the future, there is no future birth, aging,
& death. That, I tell you, has no sorrow, affliction, or despair.
"Just as if there were a roofed house or a roofed hall having
windows on the north, the south, or the east. When the sun rises, and a ray has entered by
way of the window, where does it land?"
"On the western wall, lord."
"And if there is no western wall, where does it land?"
"On the ground, lord."
"And if there is no ground, where does it land?"
"On the water, lord."
"And if there is no water, where does it land?"
"It does not land, lord."
"In the same way, where there is no passion for the nutriment of physical
food...contact...consciousness...intellectual intention, where there is no delight, no
craving, then consciousness does not land there or grow. Where consciousness does not land
or grow, name-&-form does not alight. Where name-&-form does not alight, there is
no growth of fabrications. Where there is no growth of fabrications, there is no
production of renewed becoming in the future. Where there is no production of renewed
becoming in the future, there is no future birth, aging, & death. That, I tell you,
has no sorrow, affliction, or despair."