← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN24.45Connected Discourses 24.45SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 24.453. The Third RoundWindsAt Sāvatthī.“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’When feeling …perception …choices …consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’What do you think, mendicants?Is form permanent or impermanent?”“Impermanent, sir.” …“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”“No, sir.”“And so, what’s impermanent is suffering.When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’Is feeling …perception …choices …consciousness permanent or impermanent?”“Impermanent, sir.” …“And so, what’s impermanent is suffering.When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises:‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’”