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Linked Discourses · SN 35.7

  • Linked Discourses 35.7Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.7
  • 1. Impermanence1. Aniccavagga

The Interior as Impermanent in the Three TimesAjjhattāniccātītānāgatasutta

“Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is impermanent,“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present.ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with the eye of the past,Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ cakkhusmiṁ anapekkho hoti; they don’t look forward to enjoying the eye in the future,anāgataṁ cakkhuṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding the eye in the present.paccuppannassa cakkhussa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

The ear …Sotaṁ aniccaṁ … nose …ghānaṁ aniccaṁ … tongue …jivhā aniccā atītānāgatā; body …Kāyo anicco …pe… mind of the past and future is impermanent,mano anicco atītānāgato; let alone the present.ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple doesn’t worry about the mind of the past,Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ manasmiṁ anapekkho hoti; they don’t look forward to enjoying the mind in the future,anāgataṁ manaṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding the mind in the present.”paccuppannassa manassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 35.9 The Interior as Not-Self in the Three Times 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.9 1. Impermanence The Interior as Not-Self in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is not-self, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned wi…
  2. SN 35.8 The Interior as Suffering in the Three Times 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.8 1. Impermanence The Interior as Suffering in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is suffering, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned…
  3. SN 22.9 Impermanence in the Three Times 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.9 1. Nakula’s Father Impermanence in the Three Times At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form of the past and future is impermanent, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerne…
  4. SN 35.186 The Interior Was Impermanent in the Past 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.186 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Interior Was Impermanent in the Past “Mendicants, in the past the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind were impermanent. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple gr…
  5. SN 35.188 The Interior is Impermanent in the Present 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.188 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Interior is Impermanent in the Present “Mendicants, in the present the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent …”…