6.
The Second Discourse on If There Were No Gratification
18.
"If, monks, there were no gratification in visible forms, beings would not become attached to visible forms.
But because, monks, there is gratification in visible forms, therefore beings become attached to visible forms.
If, monks, there were no danger in visible forms, beings would not become disenchanted with visible forms.
But because, monks, there is danger in visible forms, therefore beings become disenchanted with visible forms.
If, monks, there were no escape from visible forms, beings would not escape from visible forms.
But because, monks, there is escape from visible forms, therefore beings escape from visible forms.
If, monks, there were no gratification in sounds...
odours...
flavours...
tangibles...
mental phenomena, beings would not become attached to mental phenomena.
But because, monks, there is gratification in mental phenomena, therefore beings become attached to mental phenomena.
If, monks, there were no danger in mental phenomena, beings would not become disenchanted with mental phenomena.
But because, monks, there is danger in mental phenomena, therefore beings become disenchanted with mental phenomena.
If, monks, there were no escape from mental phenomena, beings would not escape from mental phenomena.
But because, monks, there is escape from mental phenomena, therefore beings escape from mental phenomena.
"As long as, monks, beings did not directly know as it really is the gratification of these six external 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 external 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 sixth.