Linked Discourses on Arrival at the Truth
The Chapter on the Eye
SN 25.1 The Eye Cakkhusutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the eye is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. The ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who accepts these teachings after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom is called a follower of teachings. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who understands and sees these principles is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening."
SN 25.2 Sights Rūpasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, sights are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who accepts these teachings after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom is called a follower of teachings. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who understands and sees these principles is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening."
SN 25.3 Consciousness Viññāṇasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, eye consciousness is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mind consciousness are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.4 Contact Samphassasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, eye contact is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Ear contact, nose contact, tongue contact, body contact, and mind contact are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.5 Feeling Samphassajasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, feeling born of eye contact is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Feeling born of ear contact, feeling born of nose contact, feeling born of tongue contact, feeling born of body contact, and feeling born of mind contact are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.6 Perception Rūpasaññāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, perception of sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Perception of sounds, perception of smells, perception of tastes, perception of touches, and perception of ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.7 Intention Rūpasañcetanāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, intention regarding sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Intention regarding sounds, intention regarding smells, intention regarding tastes, intention regarding touches, and intentions regarding ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.8 Craving For Sights Rūpataṇhāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, craving for sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Craving for sounds, craving for smells, craving for tastes, craving for touches, and craving for ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.9 Elements Pathavīdhātusutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the earth element is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. The water element, the fire element, the air element, the space element, and the consciousness element are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. ..."
SN 25.10 The Aggregates Khandhasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, form is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who accepts these teachings after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom is called a follower of teachings. They've arrived at surety in the right way, they've arrived at the level of the true person, and they've transcended the level of the untrue person. They can't do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. They can't die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.
Someone who understands and sees these principles is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening."