SN 35.177-179 — Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Linked Discourses 35.177–179
17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts
Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior
“Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent?
Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent …”