- Linked Discourses 35.139Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.139
- 14. At Devadaha14. Devadahavagga
Not Yours (2nd)Dutiyanatumhākasutta
“Mendicants, 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 … and ideas aren’t yours: give them up.dhammā na tumhākaṁ; te pajahatha. Giving them 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, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas 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 ….