Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 22.44 — Practice

1At Sāvatthī.

2“Mendicants, I will teach you the practice that leads to the origin of substantial reality and the practice that leads to the cessation of substantial reality. Listen …

3And what is the practice that leads to the origin of substantial reality? It’s when an unlearned ordinary person has not seen the noble ones, and is neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the noble ones. They’ve not seen true persons, and are neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the true persons.

4They regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form.

5They regard feeling as self …

6They regard perception as self …

7They regard choices as self …

8They regard consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness.

9This is called the practice that leads to the origin of substantial reality. And that’s why it’s called a way of regarding things that leads to the origin of suffering.

10And what is the practice that leads to the cessation of substantial reality? It’s when a learned noble disciple has seen the noble ones, and is skilled and trained in the teaching of the noble ones. They’ve seen true persons, and are skilled and trained in the teaching of the true persons.

11They don’t regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form.

12They don’t regard feeling as self …

13They don’t regard perception as self …

14They don’t regard choices as self …

15They don’t regard consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness.

16This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of substantial reality. And that’s why it’s called a way of regarding things that leads to the cessation of suffering.”