8.
The First Discourse on Not Yours
101.
"What, monks, is not yours, abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
And what, monks, is not yours?
The eye, monks, is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Forms are not yours.
Abandon them.
They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Eye-consciousness is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Eye-contact is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Whatever feeling arises with eye-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
The ear is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Sounds are not yours.
Abandon them.
They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Ear-consciousness is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Ear-contact is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Whatever feeling arises with ear-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
The nose is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Odours are not yours.
Abandon them.
They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Nose-consciousness is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Nose-contact is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
Whatever feeling arises with nose-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too is not yours.
Abandon that.
That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness.
The tongue is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Flavours are not yours. Abandon them. They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Tongue-consciousness is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Tongue-contact is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Whatever feeling arises with tongue-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Etc.
The mind is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Mental phenomena are not yours. Abandon them. They abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Mind-consciousness is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Mind-contact is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Whatever feeling arises with mind-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too 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, the eye is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness. Forms are not yours... eye-consciousness... Eye-contact... etc. Whatever feeling arises with mind-contact as condition - whether pleasant or unpleasant or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant - that too is not yours. Abandon that. That abandoned by you will be for your welfare and happiness." The eighth.