sn22.43:2.1 And, mendicants, from what are sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress born and produced?
sn22.43:2.2 It’s when an unlearned ordinary person has not seen the noble ones, and is neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the noble ones. They’ve not seen true persons, and are neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the true persons.
sn22.43:2.3 They regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form.
sn22.43:2.4 But that form of theirs decays and perishes,
sn22.43:2.5 which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
sn22.43:2.6 They regard feeling as self …
sn22.43:2.9 They regard perception as self …
sn22.43:2.10 They regard choices as self …
sn22.43:2.11 They regard consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness.
sn22.43:2.12 But that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
sn22.43:2.13 which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.