← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN22.152Connected Discourses 22.152SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 22.15215. ViewsThis Is My SelfAt Sāvatthī.“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After death I will be that, permanent, everlasting, eternal, and imperishable’?”“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After death I will be that, permanent, everlasting, eternal, and imperishable.’When feeling …perception …choices …consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After death I will be that, permanent, everlasting, eternal, and imperishable.’What do you think, mendicants?Is form permanent or impermanent?”“Impermanent, sir.”“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”“Suffering, sir.”“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After death I will be that, permanent, everlasting, eternal, and imperishable’?”“No, sir.”“Is feeling …perception …choices …consciousness permanent or impermanent?”“Impermanent, sir.”“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”“Suffering, sir.”“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After death I will be that, permanent, everlasting, eternal, and imperishable’?”“No, sir.”“Seeing this …They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”