[104] At Sāvatthī. There … the Blessed One said this: "Bhikkhus, attend carefully (yoniso manasikāra) to form, and see the impermanence of form as it really is. Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu attends carefully to form and sees the impermanence of form as it really is, he becomes disenchanted with form. With the destruction of delight comes the destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes the destruction of delight. With the destruction of delight and lust, the mind (citta) is liberated and is said to be well liberated.
Bhikkhus, attend carefully to feeling (vedanā), and see the impermanence of feeling as it really is. Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu attends carefully to feeling and sees the impermanence of feeling as it really is, he becomes disenchanted with feeling. With the destruction of delight comes the destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes the destruction of delight. With the destruction of delight and lust, the mind is liberated and is said to be well liberated.
Bhikkhus, … perception ….
Bhikkhus, attend carefully to volitional formations, and see the impermanence of volitional formations as it really is. Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu attends carefully to volitional formations and sees the impermanence of volitional formations as it really is, he becomes disenchanted with volitional formations. With the destruction of delight comes the destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes the destruction of delight. With the destruction of delight and lust, the mind is liberated and is said to be well liberated.
Bhikkhus, attend carefully to consciousness, and see the impermanence of consciousness as it really is. Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu attends carefully to consciousness and sees the impermanence of consciousness as it really is, he becomes disenchanted with consciousness. With the destruction of delight comes the destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes the destruction of delight. With the destruction of delight and lust, the mind is liberated and is said to be well liberated."
The Attadīpa Chapter, the fifth, is concluded.
Its summary (uddāna):
Attadīpa, Paṭipadā, and the two on impermanence (Aniccatā),
Samanupassanā, Khandhā, the two Soṇas, and the two with Nandikkhaya.
The Mūlapaṇṇāsaka (Root Fifty) is concluded.
The summary of the chapters of the Mūlapaṇṇāsaka:
Nakulapitā and Anicca, Bhāra and Natumhākaṃ,
and Attadīpa — by these the first Fifty is so called.
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In the Middle Fifty (Majjhimapaṇṇāsaka) of the Khandhasaṃyutta, the Upāya Chapter is first.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.