4. BAHIRANICCA SUTTA Discourse on Impermanence of External Sense-bases Annica Vagga, Salayatana Vagga Samyutta Samyutta Nikaya, Suttanta Pitaka SOURCE: "SALAYATANA SAMYUTTA" Group of Related Discourses on the Six Sense-bases from "SALAYATANA VAGGA SAMYUTTA" Division of Discourses on the Six Sense-Bases Translated by U Hla Maung, Myanmar Tipitaka Association, 1998

      4. Bhikkhus, visible objects are impermanent. That which is impermanent is dukkha. That which is dukkha is non-self. This visible object which is non-self should be perceived with insight wisdom, as it really is, thus: This is not mine. This is not I. This is not my Self (atta). Sounds ... Odours ...Tastes ... Tangible objects ... Mind-objects are impermanent. That which is impermanent is dukkha. That which is dukkha is non-self. This mind-object which is non-self should be perceived with insight wisdom, as it really is, thus: 'This is not mine. This is not I. This is not my Self (atta).' Bhikkhus, on perceiving thus, the well-informed ariya disciple becomes disgusted with visible objects, disgusted with sounds, disgusted with odours, disgusted with tastes, disgusted with tangible objects, disgusted with mind-objects. On being disgusted (thus), he becomes free from attachment. On being free from attachment, he is liberated. On being liberated, knowledge of liberation arises. He knows distinctly; 'Rebirth is no more; fulfilled is the Noble Practice of Purity: done is all there is to be done (to realize Magga); there is nothing more to do (for such realization).

End of Bahiranicca Sutta,

the fourth in this vagga.

1. AJJHATTANICCA SUTTA