Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 22.31 — The Root of Gloom

1At Sāvatthī.

2“Mendicants, I will teach you gloom and the root of gloom. Listen …

3And what is gloom? Form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are gloom. This is called gloom.

4And what is the root of gloom? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued existence, and craving for nonexistence. This is called the root of gloom.”