sn22.26:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
sn22.26:1.2 “Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought:
sn22.26:1.3 ‘What’s the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form …
sn22.26:1.4 feeling …
sn22.26:1.5 perception …
sn22.26:1.6 choices …
sn22.26:1.7 and consciousness?’
sn22.26:1.8 Then it occurred to me:
sn22.26:1.9 ‘The pleasure and happiness that arise from form: this is its gratification.
sn22.26:1.10 That form is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.
sn22.26:1.11 Removing and giving up desire and greed for form: this is its escape.
sn22.26:1.12 The pleasure and happiness that arise from feeling …
sn22.26:1.15 perception …
sn22.26:1.16 choices …
sn22.26:1.19 consciousness: this is its gratification.
sn22.26:1.20 That consciousness is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.
sn22.26:1.21 Removing and giving up desire and greed for consciousness: this is its escape.’