SN 38.14 Dukkha Sutta

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SN 38.14 Dukkha Sutta : stress/suffering
On one occasion Ven. Sariputta was staying in Magadha in Nalaka Village. Then Jambukhadika the wanderer went to Ven. Sariputta and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him. After this exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to Ven. Sariputta: "'stress/suffering, stress/suffering,' it is said, my friend Sariputta. Which type of stress/suffering (are they referring to)?"

"There are these three forms of distressfulness, my friend: the distressfulness of pain, the distressfulness of fabrication, the distressfulness of change. These are the three forms of distressfulness."

"But is there a path, is there a practice for the full comprehension of these forms of distressfulness?"

"Yes, there is a path, there is a practice for the full comprehension of these forms of distressfulness."

"Then what is the path, what is the practice for the full comprehension of these forms of distressfulness?"

"Precisely this Noble Eightfold Path, my friend — right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration(samadhi,trance). This is the path, this is the practice for the full comprehension of these forms of distressfulness."

"It's an auspicious path, my friend, an auspicious practice for the full comprehension of these forms of distressfulness — enough for the sake of heedfulness."