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SN 35.142 Interior and Cause Are Not-Self

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SN 35.142 - Interior and Cause Are Not-Self
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Linked Discourses 35.142
14. At Devadaha
Interior and Cause Are Not-Self
“Mendicants, the eye is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also not-self. Since the eye is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?
The ear … nose … tongue … body … mind is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to the mind is also not-self. Since the mind is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?
Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”