Impermanence III

1. I heard thus. At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthi, and the Blessed One addressed the monks from there:

2. “Monks, you should dispel interest and greed for whatever is impermanent. What is impermanent?

3. “Monks, matter is impermanent, you should dispel interest and greed for matter.

4-6. “Monks, feelings, perceptions, and intentions are impermanent. You should dispel interest and greed for feelings, perceptions, and intentions.

7. “Monks, consciousness is impermanent, you should dispel interest and greed for consciousness.

8. “Monks, you should dispel interest and greed for whatever is impermanent.”