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# SN 12.38 Cetanā Sutta (Intentionality) SN 12.38

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    SN 12.38
    Nidāna Saṁyutta
    (Connected Discourses On Causation)
    Kaḷārakhattiya Vagga
    The Section on Kaḷāra, the Royal

    Cetanā Sutta
    “Intentionality”

    Translated by Bhikkhu Candana
    Copyright © Bhikkhu Candana 2023
    While The Blessed One was staying at the City of Sāvatthī, He addressed the Bhikkhus by
    saying:

     “Bhikkhus, whatever one intends, and whatever one determines, and whatever one has an
    underlying tendency for in his heart, that very thing is the mental basis for supporting and
    maintaining consciousness.

    “And when there is the mental basis, this means there is also sufficient support for the
    establishing of consciousness.

    “And when consciousness is established and is thus allowed to grow, then this means that there
    definitely is a future renewed existence, which is going to take place, yet again.

    “And when there is the production of future renewed existence, then there definitely is future
    birth, along with aging, illness and death, grieving, wailing, distress, torment, depression, and
    anguish to follow.

    “This, therefore, is how the entire mass of suffering starts.

    “And if, Bhikkhus, one does not intend, nor determines, yet one sill has underlying tendencies in
    his heart, those again become the mental basis for supporting and maintaining consciousness.

    “And when there is the mental basis, this means there is also sufficient support for the
    establishing of consciousness.

    “And when consciousness is established and is thus allowed to grow, then this means that there
    definitely is a future renewed existence, which is going to take place, yet again.

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    “And when there is the production of future renewed existence, then there definitely is future
    birth, along with aging, illness and death, grieving, wailing, distress, torment, depression, and
    anguish to follow.

    “This, therefore, is how the entire mass of suffering starts.

    “But, Bhikkhus, if one does not intend, nor determines, and has no underlying tendency left in
    his heart, then there is no mental basis for supporting and maintaining consciousness.

    “And when there is no mental basis, this means there is also no support for the establishing of
    consciousness.

    “And when consciousness is not established and is thus not allowed to grow, then this means that
    there definitely is no future renewed existence, which can never take place, again.

    “And when there is no production of future renewed existence, then there definitely is no future
    birth, along with no more aging, illness and death, no grieving, no wailing, no distress, no
    torment, no depression, and no anguish to follow.

    “This, therefore, is how the entire mass of suffering comes to a complete end.”

    Sādhu

    Sādhu

    Sādhu

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