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- Samyutta Nikaya XXXVIII.14
- Dukkha Sutta
- Stress
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On one occasion Ven. Sariputta was staying in Magadha
in Nalaka Village. Then Jambukhadika the
wanderer went to Ven. Sariputta and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him.
After this exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one side. As he was
sitting there he said to Ven. Sariputta: "'Stress, stress,' it is said, my friend
Sariputta. Which type of stress [are they referring to]?"
"There are these three forms of stressfulness, my friend:
the stressfulness of pain, the stressfulness of fabrication, the stressfulness of change.
These are the three forms of stressfulness."
"But is there a path, is there a practice for the full comprehension of these
forms of stressfulness?"
"Yes, there is a path, there is a practice for the full comprehension of these
forms of stressfulness."
"Then what is the path, what is the practice for the full comprehension of these
forms of stressfulness?"
"Precisely this Noble Eightfold Path, my friend -- right view, right resolve,
right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right
concentration. This is the path, this is the practice for the full comprehension of these
forms of stressfulness."
"It's an auspicious path, my friend, an auspicious practice for the full
comprehension of these forms of stressfulness -- enough for the sake of heedfulness."