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Saïkhārā anattā. Saïkhārā ca h’ idaü bhikkhave attā
abhavissaüsu, na y-idaü saïkhārā ābādhāya
saüvatteyyuü, labbhetha ca saïkhāresu: Evaü me
saïkhārā hontu evaü me saïkhārā mā ahesun ti.
Yasmā ca kho bhikkhave saïkhārā anattā, tasmā saïkhārā
ābādhāya saüvattanti. Na ca labbhati saïkhāresu: Evaü
me saïkhārā hontu evaü me saïkhārā mā ahesun ti.
Viññāõaü anattā. Viññāõañ ca h’ idaü bhikkhave attā
abhavissa, na y-idaü viññāõaü ābādhāya saüvatteyya,
labbhetha ca viññāõe: Evaü me viññāõaü hotu evaü me
viññāõaü mā ahosīti.
Yasmā ca kho bhikkhave viññāõaü anattā, tasmā
viññāõaü ābādhāya saüvattati, na ca labbhati viññāõe:
Evaü me viññāõaü hotu evaü me viññāõaü mā ahosī ti.
Taü kiü maññatha bhikkhave rūpaü niccaü vā aniccaü
vā ti."
"Aniccaü bhante." "Inconstant, lord."
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Mental processes are not self. If mental processes were the self, these mental
processes would not lend themselves to dis-ease. It would be possible (to say)
with regard to mental processes, ’Let my mental processes be thus. Let my
mental processes not be thus.’
But precisely because mental processes are not self, mental processes lend
themselves to dis-ease. And it is not possible (to say) with regard to mental
processes, ’Let my mental processes be thus. Let my mental processes not be
thus.’
Consciousness is not self. If consciousness were the self, this consciousness
would not lend itself to dis-ease. It would be possible (to say) with regard to
consciousness, ’Let my consciousness be thus. Let my consciousness not be
thus.’
But precisely because consciousness is not self, consciousness lends itself to
dis-ease. And it is not possible (to say) with regard to consciousness, ’Let my
consciousness be thus. Let my consciousness not be thus.’
How do you construe thus, monks − Is the body constant or inconstant?"
"Yam panāniccaü dukkhaü vā taü sukhaü vā ti." "And is that which is inconstant easeful or stressful?"
"Dukkhaü bhante." "Stressful, lord."
"Yam panāniccaü dukkhaü vipariõāma-dhammaü,
kallaü nu taü samanupassituü: Etaü mama eso ’ham
asmi eso me attā ti."
"No h’ etaü bhante." "No, lord."
"Taü kiü maññatha bhikkhave vedanā niccā vā aniccā
vāti."
"Aniccā bhante." "Inconstant, lord."
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"And is it fitting to regard what is inconstant, stressful, subject to change as:
’This is mine. This is my self. This is what I am’?"
"How do you construe thus, monks − Is feeling constant or inconstant?"