Linked Discourses 35.177–179

17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts

Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior

“Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is impermanent.
And what is impermanent?
Sights,
sounds,
smells,
tastes,
touches,
and ideas are impermanent …”