sn22.8:2.1 And how does not grasping lead to freedom from anxiety?
sn22.8:2.2 It’s when a learned noble disciple regards form like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
sn22.8:2.3 When that form of theirs decays and perishes,
sn22.8:2.4 it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
sn22.8:2.5 They regard feeling …
sn22.8:2.6 perception …
sn22.8:2.7 choices …
sn22.8:2.8 consciousness like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
sn22.8:2.9 When that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
sn22.8:2.10 it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
sn22.8:2.11 That’s how not grasping leads to freedom from anxiety.”