dn22:19.0 4.5.2. The Origin of Suffering
dn22:19.1 And what is the noble truth of the origin of suffering?
dn22:19.2 It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is,
dn22:19.3 craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued existence, and craving for nonexistence.
dn22:19.4 But where does that craving arise and where does it settle?
dn22:19.5 Whatever in the world seems nice and pleasant, it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.6 And what in the world seems nice and pleasant?
dn22:19.7 The eye in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.8 The ear …
dn22:19.9 nose …
dn22:19.10 tongue …
dn22:19.11 body …
dn22:19.12 mind in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.13 Sights …
dn22:19.14 sounds …
dn22:19.15 smells …
dn22:19.16 tastes …
dn22:19.17 touches …
dn22:19.18 ideas in the world seem nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.19 Eye consciousness …
dn22:19.20 ear consciousness …
dn22:19.21 nose consciousness …
dn22:19.22 tongue consciousness …
dn22:19.23 body consciousness …
dn22:19.24 mind consciousness in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.25 Eye contact …
dn22:19.26 ear contact …
dn22:19.27 nose contact …
dn22:19.28 tongue contact …
dn22:19.29 body contact …
dn22:19.30 mind contact in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.31 Feeling born of eye contact …
dn22:19.32 feeling born of ear contact …
dn22:19.33 feeling born of nose contact …
dn22:19.34 feeling born of tongue contact …
dn22:19.35 feeling born of body contact …
dn22:19.36 feeling born of mind contact in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.37 Perception of sights …
dn22:19.38 perception of sounds …
dn22:19.39 perception of smells …
dn22:19.40 perception of tastes …
dn22:19.41 perception of touches …
dn22:19.42 perception of ideas in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.43 Intention regarding sights …
dn22:19.44 intention regarding sounds …
dn22:19.45 intention regarding smells …
dn22:19.46 intention regarding tastes …
dn22:19.47 intention regarding touches …
dn22:19.48 intention regarding ideas in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.49 Craving for sights …
dn22:19.50 craving for sounds …
dn22:19.51 craving for smells …
dn22:19.52 craving for tastes …
dn22:19.53 craving for touches …
dn22:19.54 craving for ideas in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.55 Thoughts about sights …
dn22:19.56 thoughts about sounds …
dn22:19.57 thoughts about smells …
dn22:19.58 thoughts about tastes …
dn22:19.59 thoughts about touches …
dn22:19.60 thoughts about ideas in the world seem nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.61 Considerations regarding sights …
dn22:19.62 considerations regarding sounds …
dn22:19.63 considerations regarding smells …
dn22:19.64 considerations regarding tastes …
dn22:19.65 considerations regarding touches …
dn22:19.66 considerations regarding ideas in the world seem nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles.
dn22:19.67 This is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering.

