Observing Suffering in the Eye, Etc.

“Mendicants, these seven people are worthy of offerings … What seven?

First, take a person who meditates observing suffering in the eye. … observing not-self in the eye. … observing ending in the eye. … observing vanishing in the eye. … observing fading away in the eye. … observing cessation in the eye. … observing letting go in the eye. …

ear … nose … tongue … body … mind …

sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … thoughts …

eye consciousness … ear consciousness … nose consciousness … tongue consciousness … body consciousness … mind consciousness …

eye contact … ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … mind contact …

feeling born of eye contact … feeling born of ear contact … feeling born of nose contact … feeling born of tongue contact … feeling born of body contact … feeling born of mind contact …

perception of sights … perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception of tastes … perception of touches … perception of thoughts …

intention regarding sights … intention regarding sounds … intention regarding smells … intention regarding tastes … intention regarding touches … intention regarding thoughts …

craving for sights … craving for sounds … craving for smells … craving for tastes … craving for touches … craving for thoughts …

thoughts about sights … thoughts about sounds … thoughts about smells … thoughts about tastes … thoughts about touches … thoughts about thoughts …

considerations regarding sights … considerations regarding sounds … considerations regarding smells … considerations regarding tastes … considerations regarding touches … considerations regarding thoughts …

meditates observing impermanence in the five aggregates … the aggregate of form … the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of perception … the aggregate of choices … the aggregate of consciousness … meditates observing suffering … not-self … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … letting go …”