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AN 1.16
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that prevents sensual desire from arising, or, when it has arisen, gives it up like the feature of ugliness. When you apply the mind rationally to the feature of ugliness, sensual desire does not arise, or, if it has already arisen, it’s given up.”