5.
The First Discourse on If There Were No Gratification
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"If, monks, there were no gratification in the eye, beings would not become attached to the eye.
But because, monks, there is gratification in the eye, therefore beings become attached to the eye.
If, monks, there were no danger in the eye, beings would not become disenchanted with the eye.
But because, monks, there is danger in the eye, therefore beings become disenchanted with the eye.
If, monks, there were no escape from the eye, beings would not escape from the eye.
But because, monks, there is escape from the eye, therefore beings escape from the eye.
If, monks, there were no gratification in the ear...
If, monks, there were no gratification in the nose...
If, monks, there were no gratification in the tongue, beings would not become attached to the tongue.
But because, monks, there is gratification in the tongue, therefore beings become attached to the tongue.
If, monks, there were no danger in the tongue, beings would not become disenchanted with the tongue.
But because, monks, there is danger in the tongue, therefore beings become disenchanted with the tongue.
If, monks, there were no escape from the tongue, beings would not escape from the tongue.
But because, monks, there is escape from the tongue, therefore beings escape from the tongue.
If, monks, there were no gratification in the body...
If, monks, there were no gratification in the mind, beings would not become attached to the mind.
But because, monks, there is gratification in the mind, therefore beings become attached to the mind.
If, monks, there were no danger in the mind, beings would not become disenchanted with the mind.
But because, monks, there is danger in the mind, therefore beings become disenchanted with the mind.
If, monks, there were no escape from the mind, beings would not escape from the mind.
But because, monks, there is escape from the mind, therefore beings escape from the mind.
"As long as, monks, beings did not directly know as it really is the gratification of these six internal sense bases as gratification, the danger as danger, and the escape as escape, for so long, monks, beings from the world with its gods, with its Māras, with its Brahmās, from the generation with its ascetics and brahmins, with its gods and humans, did not dwell escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers. But when, monks, beings directly knew as it really is the gratification of these six internal sense bases as gratification, the danger as danger, and the escape as escape, then, monks, beings from the world with its gods, with its Māras, with its Brahmās, from the generation with its ascetics and brahmins, with its gods and humans, dwell escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers." The fifth.