9.
The Second Discourse on Volition
39.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Whatever, monks, one intends, whatever one plans, whatever one has underlying tendencies towards, this becomes an object for the presence of consciousness.
When there is an object, there is a support for consciousness.
When that consciousness is established and has grown, there is a descent of mentality-materiality.
With mentality-materiality as condition, the six sense bases;
with the six sense bases as condition, contact;
with contact as condition, feeling, etc.
craving...
clinging...
existence...
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."
"If, monks, one does not intend, does not plan, but has underlying tendencies, this becomes an object for the presence of consciousness. When there is an object, there is a support for consciousness. When that consciousness is established and has grown, there is a descent of mentality-materiality. With mentality-materiality as condition, the six sense bases, etc. Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.
"But when, monks, one does not intend, does not plan, and does not have underlying tendencies, this does not become an object for the presence of consciousness. When there is no object, there is no support for consciousness. When that consciousness is unestablished and has not grown, there is no descent of mentality-materiality. From the cessation of mentality-materiality comes the cessation of the six sense bases, etc. thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering." The ninth.