sn24.1:3.1 “When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:
sn24.1:3.2 ‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’
sn24.1:3.3 When feeling …
sn24.1:3.4 perception …
sn24.1:3.5 choices …
sn24.1:3.6 consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:
sn24.1:3.7 ‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’
sn24.1:3.8 What do you think, mendicants?
sn24.1:3.9 Is form permanent or impermanent?”
sn24.1:3.10 “Impermanent, sir.”
sn24.1:3.11 “But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
sn24.1:3.12 “Suffering, sir.”
sn24.1:3.13 “But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:
sn24.1:3.14 ‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”
sn24.1:3.15 “No, sir.”