The blessed Buddha once
said:
One should dwell reflecting on all phenomena as mental states in the
light
of these Four Noble Truths. How
does one do so?
Here, one sees, understands, and knows this as it verily is:
This and such is
suffering!
This craving is the cause & origin of all suffering!
This absence of craving is the ceasing
of all suffering!
This Noble 8-fold Way is the
method to eradicate all suffering!
And
what, monks, is the 3rd Noble
Truth on the
ceasing of Suffering?
It is the complete fading away, ceasing, elimination, & eradication of
all craving.
It is the relinquishing release from craving, the detaching liberation
from craving.
And how is such freeing removal of craving, how is such
ceasing of craving gained?
Wherever in the world there is anything attractive and pleasant, it is
right there and right then, on the spot, that this craving is
deliberately left behind & ceases...
And what is there in this world, which is attractive and pleasant?
The eye, in this world, is attractive and pleasant, the ear, the nose,
the tongue, the body, the mind is attractive and pleasant, and
there this craving ceases and gradually
fades away. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and mental states
are attractive & amusing, & there this craving
ceases & bit by bit comes to an end. Eye-consciousness,
ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness,
body-consciousness, mental-consciousness in this world is attractive &
alluring, and there this craving ceases
and finally finish. All Eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact,
tongue-contact, body-contact, mental-contact in this world is
attractive and tempting, and there this craving
ceases and slowly leave off. Any feeling born of
eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue- contact, body-contact,
mind-contact in the world is appealing & fascinating, and right there
this craving ceases and steadily die
away. The perception and experience of any sights, sounds, smells,
tastes, tangibles, & thoughts is quite interesting and captivating,
and there this craving ceases & grows
dim. Intention, wishing, wanting and hoping for certain sights,
sounds, smells, tastes, touches, thoughts, ideas and mental states is
enthralling & intriguing, and there this craving
ceases and dissolves itself. The craving itself, the drive,
push & rush for various sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles, &
many mental-objects in this world is attractive and seductive,
and there this craving also ceases &
progressively eliminates itself. Thinking of any sights, sounds,
smells, tastes, tangibles, and mental-objects in this world is
attractive & tantalizing, there this craving
ceases & falls off drop by drop. Prolonged pondering on certain
sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles & the manifold diversity of
mental objects in this world is attractive & enticing, & there this
craving also fades away, is stilled, ceases, & is finally all
eliminated...
And
that, bhikkhus, is called the 3rd
Noble
Truth on the
Ceasing of Suffering...
Source (edited extract):
The Long Speeches of the Buddha. Digha Nikaya.
Book II [306-314]
Thread: The Foundations of
Awareness.
Mahāsatipatthāna
Sutta
22.
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