SN 18.22 — Rid of Conceit
At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Rāhula went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so that the heart is rid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs; and going beyond discrimination, it’s peaceful and well freed?” “Rāhula, one truly sees any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: all form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self,’ one is freed by not grasping. One truly sees any kind of feeling … perception … choices … One truly sees any kind of consciousness at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: all consciousness—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self,’ one is freed by not grasping. That’s how to know and see so that the heart is rid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs; and going beyond discrimination, it’s peaceful and well freed.” The Linked Discourses with Rāhula are complete. Linked Discourses with Lakkhaṇa Contents Chapter One SN 19.1 A Skeleton Aṭṭhisutta SN 19.2 A Piece of Meat Pesisutta SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh Piṇḍasutta SN 19.4 A Flayed Man Nicchavisutta SN 19.5 Sword Hairs Asilomasutta SN 19.6 Spear Hairs Sattisutta SN 19.7 Arrow Hairs Usulomasutta SN 19.8 Needle Hairs Sūcilomasutta SN 19.9 Needle Hairs (2nd) Dutiyasūcilomasutta SN 19.10 Pot Balls Kumbhaṇḍasutta Chapter Two SN 19.11 Over His Head Sasīsakasutta SN 19.12 A Dung Eater Gūthakhādasutta SN 19.13 A Flayed Woman Nicchavitthisutta SN 19.14 A Fishwife Maṅgulitthisutta SN 19.15 A Sweltering Woman Okilinīsutta SN 19.16 A Headless Trunk Asīsakasutta SN 19.17 A Bad Monk Pāpabhikkhusutta SN 19.18 A Bad Nun Pāpabhikkhunīsutta SN 19.19 A Bad Trainee Nun Pāpasikkhamānasutta SN 19.20 A Bad Novice Monk Pāpasāmaṇerasutta SN 19.21 A Bad Novice Nun Pāpasāmaṇerīsutta Chapter One