[643] P. Should it not be said: "All conditioned things (saṅkhārā), without exception (anodhiṃ katvā), are hot embers (kukkuḷa)"?
S. Yes.
P. But was it not said by the Blessed One: "It is a gain for you, bhikkhus; it is well gained by you, bhikkhus; the opportunity for living the holy life (brahmacariyavāsa) has been penetrated by you. Bhikkhus, I have seen the hell named 'the Six Bases of Contact' (chaphassāyatanika). There, whatever form one sees with the eye, one sees only an undesirable form, not a desirable form; one sees only an unlovely form, not a lovely form; one sees only a disagreeable form, not an agreeable form. Whatever sound one hears with the ear, … one smells an odour with the nose, … one tastes a flavour with the tongue, … one touches a tangible object with the body, … one cognizes a dhamma with the mind: one cognizes only an undesirable one, not a desirable one; one cognizes only an unlovely one, not a lovely one; one cognizes only a disagreeable one, not an agreeable one" — is there indeed such a discourse?
S. Yes.
P. Well then, all conditioned things, without exception, are hot embers.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.