sn24.71:2.1 “When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:
sn24.71:2.2 ‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’
sn24.71:2.3 When feeling …
sn24.71:2.4 perception …
sn24.71:2.5 choices …
sn24.71:2.6 consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:
sn24.71:2.7 ‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’
sn24.71:2.8 What do you think, mendicants?
sn24.71:2.9 Is form permanent or impermanent?”
sn24.71:2.10 “Impermanent, sir.”
sn24.71:2.11 “But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
sn24.71:2.12 “Suffering, sir.”
sn24.71:2.13 “But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
sn24.71:2.14 ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
sn24.71:2.15 “No, sir.”
sn24.71:2.16 “Is feeling …
sn24.71:2.17 perception …
sn24.71:2.18 choices …
sn24.71:2.19 consciousness permanent or impermanent?”
sn24.71:2.20 “Impermanent, sir.”
sn24.71:2.21 “But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
sn24.71:2.22 “Suffering, sir.”
sn24.71:2.23 “But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
sn24.71:2.24 ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
sn24.71:2.25 “No, sir.”