Existential Atlas

AN 8.119 — Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

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“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.”

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