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It’s Not Yours (2nd)

Dutiyanatumhākasutta

Let go of what is not yours: the process of sense experience.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

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0.3DutiyanatumhākasuttaIt’s Not Yours (2nd)

1.1“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ taṁ pajahatha.“Mendicants, give up what’s not yours.1.2Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.1.3Kiñca, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ?And what isn’t yours?

1.4Cakkhu, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ.The eye isn’t yours: give it up.1.5Taṁ pajahatha.1.6Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.1.7Rūpā na tumhākaṁ.Sights …1.8Te pajahatha.1.9Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissanti.1.10Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na tumhākaṁ.Eye consciousness …1.11Taṁ pajahatha.1.12Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.1.13Cakkhusamphasso na tumhākaṁ.Eye contact …1.14Taṁ pajahatha.1.15So vo pahīno hitāya sukhāya bhavissati …pe…

1.16yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na tumhākaṁ.The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact isn’t yours: give it up.1.17Taṁ pajahatha.1.18Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.

1.19Yampi, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ, taṁ pajahatha.Give up what’s not yours.1.20Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissatī”ti.Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.”

1.21Navamaṁ.