Khandhasaṅyuta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 4

[4] "And how, householder, is one afflicted in body and afflicted in mind (citta)? "Here, householder, the uninstructed worldling (puthujjana) — one who has no regard for the noble ones, who is unskilled in the Dhamma of the noble ones, undisciplined in the Dhamma of the noble ones; who has no regard for superior persons, who is unskilled in the Dhamma of superior persons, undisciplined in the Dhamma of superior persons — regards form (rūpa) as self, or self as possessing form, or form as in self, or self as in form. He dwells obsessed by the notions: 'I am form, form is mine.' As he dwells obsessed by the notions 'I am form, form is mine,' that form changes and becomes otherwise. With the change and becoming otherwise of form, there arise in him sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. "He regards feeling (vedanā) as self, or self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in self, or self as in feeling. He dwells obsessed by the notions: 'I am feeling, feeling is mine.' As he dwells obsessed by the notions 'I am feeling, feeling is mine,' that feeling changes and becomes otherwise. With the change and becoming otherwise of feeling, there arise in him sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. "He regards perception (saññā) as self, or self as possessing perception, or perception as in self, or self as in perception. He dwells obsessed by the notions: 'I am perception, perception is mine.' As he dwells obsessed by the notions 'I am perception, perception is mine,' that perception changes and becomes otherwise. With the change and becoming otherwise of perception, there arise in him sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. "He regards volitional formations (saṅkhārā) as self, or self as possessing volitional formations, or volitional formations as in self, or self as in volitional formations. He dwells obsessed by the notions: 'I am volitional formations, volitional formations are mine.' As he dwells obsessed by the notions 'I am volitional formations, volitional formations are mine,' those volitional formations change and become otherwise. With the change and becoming otherwise of volitional formations, there arise in him sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. "He regards consciousness (viññāṇa) as self, or self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in self, or self as in consciousness. He dwells obsessed by the notions: 'I am consciousness, consciousness is mine.' As he dwells obsessed by the notions 'I am consciousness, consciousness is mine,' that consciousness changes and becomes otherwise. With the change and becoming otherwise of consciousness, there arise in him sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair. "It is in this way, householder, that one is afflicted in body and afflicted in mind."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.