dn15:31.1
Tatrānanda, yo so evamāha:
Sekarang, Ānanda, mengenai mereka yang berkata:
Now, as to those who say:
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dn15:31.2
‘na heva kho me vedanā attā, nopi appaṭisaṁvedano me attā, attā me vediyati, vedanādhammo hi me attā’ti.
‘Perasaan tentu bukan diriku. Namun bukan pula bahwa diriku tidak mengalami perasaan. Diriku merasakan, karena diriku memiliki sifat merasakan.’
‘Feeling is definitely not my self. But it’s not that my self does not experience feeling. My self feels, for my self is liable to feel.’
dn15:31.3
So evamassa vacanīyo—
Kepadanya engkau harus berkata demikian:
You should say this to them,
dn15:31.4
vedanā ca hi, āvuso, sabbena sabbaṁ sabbathā sabbaṁ aparisesā nirujjheyyuṁ.
‘Sahabat, seandainya perasaan-perasaan itu lenyap sepenuhnya, seluruhnya, tanpa sisa.
‘Suppose feelings were to totally and utterly cease without remainder.
dn15:31.5
Sabbaso vedanāya asati vedanānirodhā api nu kho tattha ‘ayamahamasmī’ti siyā”ti?
Ketika sama sekali tidak ada perasaan, dengan lenyapnya perasaan, mungkinkah di sana muncul pikiran “Akulah ini”?’”
When there’s no feeling at all, with the cessation of feeling, would the thought “I am this” occur there?’”
dn15:31.6
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Tidak, Bhante.”
“No, sir.”
dn15:31.7
“Tasmātihānanda, etena petaṁ nakkhamati: ‘na heva kho me vedanā attā, nopi appaṭisaṁvedano me attā, attā me vediyati, vedanādhammo hi me attā’ti samanupassituṁ.
“Oleh karena itu, Ānanda, tidaklah layak untuk merenungkan: ‘Perasaan bukanlah diriku; bukan pula aku yang tidak merasakan; diriku merasakan, karena diriku bersifat merasakan.’”
“That’s why it’s not acceptable to regard self as that which is liable to feel.