AN 4.49 Vipallasa Sutta

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AN 4.49 Vipallasa Sutta : Perversions
"Monks, there are these four perversions of perception, perversions of mind, perversions of view. Which four? 'Constant' with regard to the inconstant is a perversion of perception, a perversion of mind, a perversion of view. 'Pleasant' with regard to the stressful/sad... 'Self' with regard to not-self... 'Attractive' with regard to the unattractive is a perversion of perception, a perversion of mind, a perversion of view. These are the four perversions of perception, perversions of mind, perversions of view.

"There are these four non-perversions of perception, non-perversions of mind, non-perversions of view. Which four? 'Inconstant' with regard to the inconstant is a non-perversion of perception, a non-perversion of mind, a non-perversion of view. 'Stressful' with regard to the stressful... 'Not-self' with regard to not-self... 'Unattractive' with regard to the unattractive is a non-perversion of perception, a non-perversion of mind, a non-perversion of view. These are the four non-perversions of perception, non-perversions of mind, non-perversions of view."

Perceiving constancy in the inconstant,   pleasure in the stressful,   self in what's not-self,   attractiveness in the unattractive, beings, destroyed by wrong-view, go mad, out of their minds. Bound to Mara's(Devil's) yoke, from the yoke they find no rest. Beings go on to the wandering-on, leading to birth & death. But when Awakened Ones arise in the world, bringing light to the world, they proclaim the Dhamma leading to the stilling of stress/suffering. When those with discernment listen, <p style="text-align:center;">they regain their senses, <p style="text-align:center;">seeing     the inconstant as inconstant, <p style="text-align:center;"> the stressful as stressful, <p style="text-align:center;">  what's not-self as not-self, <p style="text-align:center;">  the unattractive as unattractive. <p style="text-align:center;">Undertaking right view, <p style="text-align:center;">they transcend all stress & suffering.