Upavāṇasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Saḷāyatanavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 18 · Section 84

[84] "Furthermore, Upavāṇa, having cognized a mental phenomenon (dhamma) with the mind (citta),¹ a bhikkhu is one who experiences the mental phenomenon but is not one who experiences lust for the mental phenomenon; and, there being no lust for mental phenomena within, he understands: 'There is no lust for mental phenomena within me.' Since, Upavāṇa, the bhikkhu, having cognized a mental phenomenon with the mind, is one who experiences the mental phenomenon but is not one who experiences lust for the mental phenomenon, and, there being no lust for mental phenomena within, he understands: 'There is no lust for mental phenomena within me' — in this way too, Upavāṇa, the Dhamma is directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, onward-leading, to be personally experienced by the wise." The Eighth. ¹ Here "mind" renders *manas* (มนสา), functioning as the sixth sense faculty; the glossary term *citta* is noted for consistency, but the Pali word in this passage is *manas*.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.