Numbered Discourses 8

11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

“For insight into greed, eight things should be developed.
What eight?
Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. …
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. …
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. …
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance. …
yellow …
red …
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
For insight into greed, these eight things should be developed.”