SN 56.20 Tatha Sutta

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SN 56.20 Tatha Sutta : Real
"Monks, these four things are real, not unreal, not otherwise. Which four?

"'This is stress/suffering,' is real, not unreal, not otherwise. 'This is the origination of stress/suffering,' is real, not unreal, not otherwise. 'This is the cessation of stress/suffering,' is real, not unreal, not otherwise. 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering,' is real, not unreal, not otherwise.

"These are the four things that are real, not unreal, not otherwise.

"Therefore your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress/suffering... This is the origination of stress/suffering... This is the cessation of stress/suffering... This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering.'"