sn42.11:2.1 “What do you think, chief?
sn42.11:2.2 Are there any people here in Uruvelakappa who, if they were executed, imprisoned, fined, or condemned, it would cause you sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress?”
sn42.11:2.3 “There are, sir.”
sn42.11:2.4 “But are there any people here in Uruvelakappa who, if they were executed, imprisoned, fined, or condemned, it would not cause you sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress?”
sn42.11:2.5 “There are, sir.”
sn42.11:2.6 “What’s the cause, chief, what’s the reason why, if this was to happen to some people it could cause you sorrow, while if it happens to others it does not?”
sn42.11:2.7 “The people regarding whom this would give rise to sorrow are those I have desire and passion.
sn42.11:2.8 The people regarding whom this would not give rise to sorrow are those I don’t have desire and passion.”
sn42.11:2.9 “With this present phenomenon that you have seen, understood, immediately attained, and fathomed, you can apply the same method to the past and future:
sn42.11:2.10 ‘All the suffering that arose in the past was rooted and sourced in desire.
sn42.11:2.11 For desire is the root of suffering.
sn42.11:2.12 All the suffering that will arise in the future will be rooted and sourced in desire.
sn42.11:2.13 For desire is the root of suffering.’”
sn42.11:2.14 “It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!
sn42.11:2.15 How well said this was by the Buddha!
sn42.11:2.16 ‘All the suffering that arises is rooted and sourced in desire.
sn42.11:2.17 For desire is the root of suffering.’
sn42.11:2.18 I have a boy called Ciravāsi, who resides in a house away from here.
sn42.11:2.19 I rise early and dispatch someone, saying:
sn42.11:2.20 ‘Go, lad, and check on my boy Ciravāsi.’
sn42.11:2.21 Until they get back I worry:
sn42.11:2.22 ‘I hope nothing’s wrong with Ciravāsi!’”