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The Discourse on Not Yours
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At Sāvatthī.
"What, monks, is not yours, abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
And what, monks, is not yours?
Materiality, monks, is not yours, abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Feeling is not yours, abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Perception is not yours...
activities are not yours, abandon them.
They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Consciousness is not yours, abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness."
"Just as, monks, whatever grass, sticks, branches and leaves there are in this Jeta's Grove, if people were to carry them away or burn them or do with them as they wish. Would you think thus - 'People are carrying us away or burning us or doing with us as they wish'?" "No, Venerable Sir." "What is the reason for this?" "Because, venerable sir, this is not our self nor what belongs to a self." "So too, monks, materiality is not yours, abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Feeling is not yours, abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Perception is not yours... activities are not yours... consciousness is not yours, abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness." The first.