Venerable Rāhula

Venerable Rāhula approached The Blessed One worshipped and sat on side and The Blessed One said:

Rāhula, all that is hard, internal or external, is earth element. It is not mine, am not in it. It is not my self. This should be seen with right wisdom as it really is, and the mind should be disenchanted and turned away from the earth element.

Rāhula, all that is watery, internal or external, is water element. It is not mine, am not in it. It is not my self. This should be seen with right wisdom as it really is, and the mind should be disenchanted and turned away from the water element.

Rāhula, all that is firey, internal or external, is fire element. It is not mine, am not in it. It is not my self. This should be seen with right wisdom as it really is, and the mind should be disenchanted and turned away from the fire element.

Rāhula, all that is airy, internal or external, is air element. It is not mine, am not in it. It is not my self. This should be seen with right wisdom as it really is, and the mind should be disenchanted and turned away from the air element.

Rāhula, when the bhikkhu neither sees in him nor in his self, these four elements, it is said he has put an end to craving, has rolled back the veil of bonds, rightfully overcoming measuring has put an end to unpleasantness.