SN 35.139 Not Yours (2nd) – Dutiyanatumhākasutta

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SN 35.139 Not Yours (2nd) – Dutiyanatumhākasutta

Linked Discourses 35.139 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.139

14. At Devadaha – 14. Devadahavagga

SN 35.139 Not Yours (2nd) – Dutiyanatumhākasutta

 

Bhikkhū, give up what’s not yours.

“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ, taṁ pajahatha.

Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.

Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.

And what isn’t yours?

Kiñca, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ?

Sights aren’t yours: give them up.

Rūpā, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ;

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.

te pajahatha. Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissanti.

Sounds …

Saddā …

smells …

gandhā …

tastes …

rasā …

touches …

phoṭṭhabbā …

thoughts aren’t yours: give them up.

dhammā na tumhākaṁ; te pajahatha.

Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.

Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissanti.

Suppose a person was to carry off the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in this Jeta’s Grove …

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yaṁ imasmiṁ jetavane tiṇakaṭṭha …pe…

In the same way, sights aren’t yours: give them up.

evameva kho, bhikkhave, rūpā na tumhākaṁ; te pajahatha.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness. …”

Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissantī”ti ….