sn35.13:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
sn35.13:1.2 “Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought:
sn35.13:1.3 ‘What’s the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to the eye …
sn35.13:1.4 ear …
sn35.13:1.5 nose …
sn35.13:1.6 tongue …
sn35.13:1.7 body …
sn35.13:1.8 and mind?’
sn35.13:1.9 Then it occurred to me:
sn35.13:1.10 ‘The pleasure and happiness that arise from the eye: this is its gratification.
sn35.13:1.11 That the eye is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.
sn35.13:1.12 Removing and giving up desire and greed for the eye: this is its escape.
sn35.13:1.13 The pleasure and happiness that arise from the ear …
sn35.13:1.14 nose …
sn35.13:1.15 tongue …
sn35.13:1.18 body …
sn35.13:1.19 mind: this is its gratification.
sn35.13:1.20 That the mind is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.
sn35.13:1.21 Removing and giving up desire and greed for the mind: this is its escape.’