Dear Jacques,
You must be thinking of the *Nibbedhika (Pariyāya) Sutta *(A 6.63):
*3b *There are these* five cords of sensual pleasures *(*k****ma,gu**
ö**a*):
*Forms* cognizable by the eye that are desirable, attractive,
pleasant, endearing, associated with sensuality, delightful;
*Sounds* cognizable by the ear that are, desirable, attractive, pleasant,
endearing, associated with sensuality, delightful;
*Smells* cognizable by the nose that are desirable, attractive, pleasant,
endearing, associated with sensuality, delightful;
*Tastes* cognizable by the tongue that are desirable, attractive, pleasant,
endearing, associated with sensuality, delightful;
*Touches* cognizable by the body that are desirable, attractive,
pleasant, endearing, associated with sensuality, delightful.
—*Bhikshus, these are not sensual objects (k****ma**), but in the
noble discipline, they are called ‘cords of sensual desire’ (k****ma,gu**ö*
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The thought of passion is a person’s sensuality:
There is no sensuality in what is beautiful (*citra*) in
the world.
The thought of passion is a person’s sensuality:
What is beautiful in the world remains as they are.
So here the wise remove the desire for
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(A 6.63.3/3:410 f) = SD 6.11
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*Api ca kho bhikkhave n’ete k**m**, k**ma,gu**ö** nam’ete ariyassa
vinaye vuccanti.* This is an enigmatic statement whose meaning is clarified
in the verse that follows. See foll n.
[2]<file:///J:/My%20Works%20&%20Courses/My%20works/Sutta%20Discovery%20MAIN/Sutta%20Disco%20v31%20Latent%20tendencies%202011a/31.7%20Sexuality%20piya.doc#_ftnref2>This
verse, which explains the previous prose sentence, “plays upon the
double meaning of *k**aama,* emphasizes that purification is to be achieved
by mastering the defilement of sensuality, not by fleeing [from] sensually
enticing objects.” (A:ÑB 1999:302 n34). An almost identical verse (without
line c) is found in *the Na Santi Sutta *(S 1.34). See also *Mine: The
nature of craving *= SD 19.3 (1.2).
With metta,
Piya
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Jacques Huynen <jhuynen@...> wrote:
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> Hello Friends,
> Would anyone know the ref. in the Pali Tipitaka of a passage where the
> Buddha states that pollution come from within (mind defilements, greed,
> anger etc.) not from without (food) ?
> Thanks
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