27.10 Khandha Sutta

SN 27:10 Aggregates

Translated from the Pali by John D. Ireland

“Bhikkhus, whatever there is of desire and attachment to the body—that is a corruption of the mind. Whatever there is of desire and attachment to feeling … perception … mental activities … consciousness—that is a corruption of the mind.

“But when, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has abandoned mental corruption with regard to these five, his mind is inclined towards renunciation. And a mind filled with [the thought of] renunciation is fit for realizing those things to be realized by direct knowledge.”