3.
The Discourse on Mental Fetters
53.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī etc.
"Monks, for one dwelling observing gratification in phenomena subject to mental fetters, craving increases.
With craving as condition, clinging;
with clinging as condition, existence;
with existence as condition, birth;
with birth as condition, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and anguish come to be.
Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering."
"Just as, monks, an oil lamp would burn dependent on oil and dependent on a wick. There a man from time to time would pour in oil and would supply the wick. Thus indeed, monks, that oil lamp, with that nutriment, with that fuel, would burn for a long time, for a long duration. So too, monks, for one dwelling observing gratification in phenomena subject to mental fetters, craving increases. With craving as condition, clinging; with clinging as condition, existence; with existence as condition, birth; with birth as condition, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and anguish come to be. Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.
"Monks, for one dwelling observing danger in phenomena subject to mental fetters, craving ceases. From the cessation of craving comes the cessation of clinging; from the cessation of clinging comes the cessation of existence; from the cessation of existence comes the cessation of birth; from the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and anguish cease. Thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering.
"Just as, monks, an oil lamp would burn dependent on oil and dependent on a wick. There a man would not from time to time pour in oil, would not supply the wick. Thus indeed, monks, that oil lamp, through the exhaustion of the former fuel and through the non-supply of other fuel, being without nutriment, would be extinguished. So too, monks, for one dwelling observing danger in phenomena subject to mental fetters, craving ceases. From the cessation of craving comes the cessation of clinging, etc. thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering." The third.