Not Yours (2nd)

“Mendicants, give up what’s not yours.

Giving it up will be for your welfare and happiness.

And what isn’t yours?

Sights aren’t yours: give them up.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.

Sounds,

smells,

tastes,

touches,

and ideas aren’t yours: give them up.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.

Suppose a person was to carry off the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in this Jeta’s Grove …

In the same way, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas aren’t yours: give them up.

Giving them up will be for your welfare and happiness.”