Verses of the Senior Monks 16.5

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1. Verses of the Senior Monks 16.5
2. The Book of the Twenties
3. Chapter One
4. Māluṅkyaputta (2nd)
5. When you see a sight, mindfulness is lost
6. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
7. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
8. you keep clinging to it.
9. Many feelings grow
10. arising from sights.
11. The mind is damaged
12. by covetousness and cruelty.
13. Heaping up suffering like this,
14. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
15. When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lost
16. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
17. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
18. you keep clinging to it.
19. Many feelings grow
20. arising from sounds.
21. The mind is damaged
22. by covetousness and cruelty.
23. Heaping up suffering like this,
24. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
25. When you smell an odor, mindfulness is lost
26. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
27. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
28. you keep clinging to it.
29. Many feelings grow
30. arising from smells.
31. The mind is damaged
32. by covetousness and cruelty.
33. Heaping up suffering like this,
34. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
35. When you enjoy a taste, mindfulness is lost
36. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
37. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
38. you keep clinging to it.
39. Many feelings grow
40. arising from tastes.
41. The mind is damaged
42. by covetousness and cruelty.
43. Heaping up suffering like this,
44. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
45. When you sense a touch, mindfulness is lost
46. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
47. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
48. you keep clinging to it.
49. Many feelings grow
50. arising from touches.
51. The mind is damaged
52. by covetousness and cruelty.
53. Heaping up suffering like this,
54. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
55. When you know an idea, mindfulness is lost
56. as you focus on a pleasant feature.
57. Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
58. you keep clinging to it.
59. Many feelings grow
60. arising from ideas.
61. The mind is damaged
62. by covetousness and cruelty.
63. Heaping up suffering like this,
64. you’re said to be far from extinguishment.
65. There’s no desire for sights
66. when you see a sight with mindfulness.
67. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
68. you don’t keep clinging to it.
69. Even as you see a sight
70. and undergo a feeling,
71. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
72. that’s how to live mindfully.
73. Eroding suffering like this,
74. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.
75. There’s no desire for sounds
76. when you hear a sound with mindfulness.
77. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
78. you don’t keep clinging to it.
79. Even as you hear a sound
80. and undergo a feeling,
81. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
82. that’s how to live mindfully.
83. Eroding suffering like this,
84. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.
85. There’s no desire for odors
86. when you smell an odor with mindfulness.
87. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
88. you don’t keep clinging to it.
89. Even as you smell an odor
90. and undergo a feeling,
91. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
92. that’s how to live mindfully.
93. Eroding suffering like this,
94. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.
95. There’s no desire for tastes
96. when you enjoy a taste with mindfulness.
97. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
98. you don’t keep clinging to it.
99. Even as you savor a taste
100. and undergo a feeling,
101. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
102. that’s how to live mindfully.
103. Eroding suffering like this,
104. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.
105. There’s no desire for touches
106. when you sense a touch with mindfulness.
107. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
108. you don’t keep clinging to it.
109. Even as you sense a touch
110. and get familiar with how it feels,
111. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
112. that’s how to live mindfully.
113. Eroding suffering like this,
114. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.
115. There’s no desire for ideas
116. when you know an idea with mindfulness.
117. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire,
118. you don’t keep clinging to it.
119. Even as you know an idea
120. and get familiar with how it feels,
121. you wear away, you don’t heap up:
122. that’s how to live mindfully.
123. Eroding suffering like this,
124. you’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment.