Linked Discourses 35.139 14. At Devadaha Not Yours (2nd) (SN35.139)

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“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ, taṁ pajahatha.

“Mendicants, give up what’s not yours.

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Taṁ vo pahīnaṁ hitāya sukhāya bhavissati.

Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.

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Kiñca, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ?

And what isn’t yours?

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Rūpā, bhikkhave, na tumhākaṁ;

Sights aren’t yours: give them up.

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te pajahatha. Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissanti.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.

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Saddā …

Sounds,

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gandhā …

smells,

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rasā …

tastes,

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phoṭṭhabbā …

touches,

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dhammā na tumhākaṁ; te pajahatha.

and ideas aren’t yours: give them up.

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Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissanti.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.

1.12

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yaṁ imasmiṁ jetavane tiṇakaṭṭha …pe…

Suppose a person was to carry off the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in this Jeta’s Grove …

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evameva kho, bhikkhave, rūpā na tumhākaṁ; te pajahatha.

In the same way, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas aren’t yours: give them up.

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Te vo pahīnā hitāya sukhāya bhavissantī”ti ….

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.”

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Chaṭṭhaṁ.