2.
The Discourse on Flowers
94.
At Sāvatthī.
"I, monks, do not dispute with the world, but the world disputes with me.
One who speaks what is the Teaching, monks, does not dispute with anyone in the world.
What, monks, is authorized as non-existent in the world by the wise, I too say of that 'it does not exist'.
What, monks, is authorized as existent in the world by the wise, I too say of that 'it exists'."
"And what, monks, is authorized as non-existent in the world by the wise, which I say 'does not exist'? Materiality, monks, as permanent, stable, eternal, not subject to change, is authorized as non-existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it does not exist'. Feeling... perception... activities... consciousness as permanent, stable, eternal, not subject to change, is authorized as non-existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it does not exist'. This, monks, is authorized as non-existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it does not exist'."
"And what, monks, is authorized as existent in the world by the wise, which I say 'exists'? Materiality, monks, as impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is authorized as existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it exists'. Feeling is impermanent, etc. consciousness as impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is authorized as existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it exists'. This, monks, is authorized as existent in the world by the wise; I too say of that 'it exists'."
"There is, monks, in the world a worldly phenomenon, the Truth-finder awakens to that, fully realises that; having awakened to it, having fully realised it, he tells, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, and makes clear.
"And what, monks, is the worldly phenomenon in the world, which the Truth-finder awakens to, fully realises, and having awakened to it, having fully realised it, tells, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, and makes clear? Materiality, monks, is a worldly phenomenon in the world; the Truth-finder awakens to that, fully realises that. Having awakened to it, having fully realised it, he tells, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, and makes clear.
"Whoever, monks, when the Truth-finder is thus telling, teaching, making known, establishing, revealing, analysing, and making clear, does not know, does not see - that one, monks, a fool, a worldling, blind, without eyes, not knowing, not seeing - what can I do with him! Feeling, monks, is a worldly phenomenon in the world, etc. perception, monks... Activities, monks... Consciousness, monks, is a worldly phenomenon in the world; the Truth-finder awakens to that, fully realises that. Having awakened to it, having fully realised it, he tells, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, and makes clear.
"Whoever, monks, when the Truth-finder is thus telling, teaching, making known, establishing, revealing, analysing, and making clear, does not know, does not see - that one, monks, a fool, a worldling, blind, without eyes, not knowing, not seeing - what can I do with him!
"Just as, monks, a water lily or a lotus or a white lotus, born in the water, grown in the water, having risen above the water, stands untainted by the water; so too, monks, the Truth-finder, born in the world, grown in the world, having overcome the world, dwells untainted by the world." The second.