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　　Anxiety about Unrealities

　　18. When this was said, a certain monk asked the Blessed One:

　　"Lord, can there be anxiety about unrealities, in the external

　　"[24]

　　"There can be, O monk," said the Blessed One. "In that case, monk, someone thinks: ”Oh, I had it! That, alas, I have no longer! Oh, may I have it again! But alas, I do not get it!” Hence he grieves, is depressed and laments; beating his breast, he weeps and dejection befalls him. Thus, monk, is there anxiety about unrealities, in the external."

　　19. "But, Lord, can there be absence of anxiety about unrealities, in the external

　　"

　　"There can be, O monk," said the Blessed One. "In that case, monk, someone does not think thus: ”Oh, I had it! That, alas, I have no longer! Oh, may I have it again! But, alas, I do not get it!” Hence he does not grieve, is not depressed, does not lament; he does not beat his breast nor does he weep, and no dejection befalls him. Thus, monk, is there absence of anxiety about unrealities, in the external."

　　20. "Lord, can there be anxiety about unrealities, in the internal

　　"

　　"There can be, monk," said the Blessed One. "In that case, monk, someone has this view: ”The universe is the Self. That I shall be after death; permanent, stable, eternal, immutable; eternally the same shall I abide in that very condition.” He then hears a Perfect One expounding the Teaching for the removal of all grounds for views, of all prejudices, obsessions, dogmas and biases; for the stilling of all (kamma-) processes, for the relinquishment of all substrata (of existence), for the extirpation of craving, for dispassion, cessation, Nibbaana. He then thinks: ”I shall be annihilated, I shall be destroyed! No longer shall I exist!” Hence he grieves, is depressed and laments; beating his breast, he weeps, and dejection befalls him. Thus, monk, is there anxiety about unrealities, in the internal."

　　21. "But, Lord, can there be absence of anxiety about unrealities, in the internal

　　"

　　"There can be, monk," said the Blessed One. "In that case, monk, someone does not have this view: ”The universe is the Self... eternally the same shall I abide in that very condition.” He then hears a Perfect One expounding the Teaching for the removal of all grounds for views, of all prejudices, obsessions, dogmas and biases; for the stilling of all (kamma-) processes, for the relinquishing of all substrata (of existence), for the extirpation of craving, for dispassion, cessation, Nibbaana. He then does not think: ”I shall be annihilated, I shall be destroyed! No longer shall I exist!” Hence he does not grieve, is not depressed, does not lament; he does not beat his breast nor does he weep, and no dejection befalls him. Thus, monk, is there absence of anxiety about unrealities, in the internal.[25]

　　Impermanence and Not-self

　　22. "You may well take hold of a possession,[26] O monks, that is permanent, stable, eternal, immutable, that abides eternally the same in its very condition. (But) do you see, monks, any such possession

　　" — "No, Lord." — "Well, monks, I, too, do not see any such possession that is permanent, stable, eternal, immutable, that abides eternally the same in its very condition."

　　23. "You may well accept, monks, the assumption of a self-theory[27] from the acceptance of which there would not arise sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. (But) do you see, monks, any such assumption of a self-theory

　　" — "No, Lord." — "Well, monks, I, too, do not see any such assumption of a self-theory from the acceptance of which there would not arise sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair."

　　24. "You may well rely, monks, on any supporting (argument) for views[28] from the reliance on which there would not arise sorrow and lamentation, pain, gri…

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