Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Friends: Any Appearance of Pleasure and Pain emerges from Sense-Contact!!! The Blessed Buddha once pointed out this quite evident yet delicate truth:Bhikkhus, when there are hands, picking up and putting down appears as consequence... When there are feet, coming and going appears as consequence... When there are limbs, bending and stretching appears as consequence... When there is the belly, hunger and thirst appears as consequence...!!! Similarly with these 6 sense-organs, Bhikkhus: When there is an eye, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that eye-contact...When there is an ear, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that ear-contact...When there is a nose, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that nose-contact...When there is a tongue, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that tongue-contact...When there is a body, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that body-contact...When there is a mind, internal pleasure & pain appears, arised from that mental-contact...However, Bhikkhus:When there are no hands, picking up and putting down does never appear...When there are no feet, coming and going does never appear... When there are no limbs, bending and stretching does never appear... When there is no belly, hunger and thirst does never appear...!!!Exactly so with these 6 sense-organs, Bhikkhus: When there is no eye, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence... When there is no ear, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence... When there is no nose, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence... When there is no tongue, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence...When there is no body, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence...When there is no mind, internal pleasure & pain can never ever arise from that absence... Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book IV [171-2]Section 35: The 6 Senses. Salayatana. The Simile on Hands & Feet. Hatthapaadupamaa 236. http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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