sn22.89:12.1 Suppose there was a cloth that was dirty and soiled, so the owners give it to a launderer.
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sn22.89:12.2 The launderer kneads it thoroughly with salt, lye, and cow dung, and rinses it in clear water.
sn22.89:12.3 Although that cloth is clean and bright, it still has a lingering scent of salt, lye, or cow dung that had not been eradicated.
sn22.89:12.4 The launderer returns it to its owners, who store it in a fragrant casket.
sn22.89:12.5 And that lingering scent would be eradicated.
sn22.89:12.6 In the same way, although a noble disciple has given up the five lower fetters, they still have a lingering residue of the conceit ‘I am’, the desire ‘I am’, and the underlying tendency ‘I am’ which has not been eradicated.
sn22.89:12.7 After some time they meditate observing rise and fall in the five grasping aggregates.
sn22.89:12.8 ‘Such is form, such is the origin of form, such is the disappearance of form.
sn22.89:12.9 Such is feeling …
sn22.89:12.10 Such is perception …
sn22.89:12.11 Such are choices …
sn22.89:12.12 Such is consciousness, such is the origin of consciousness, such is the disappearance of consciousness.’
sn22.89:12.13 As they do so, that lingering residue is eradicated.”