The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the interior and the end of relishing, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.

SN 35.156 The Interior and the End of Relishing

“Aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe…

aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jivhaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā …pe… cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe… aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatī”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi.

“Mendicants, the eye really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view.

Sammā passaṁ nibbindati.

Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned.

Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo;

When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends.

rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo.

Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe…

When relishing and greed end, the mind is said to be well freed.

aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jivhaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi.

The ear … nose … tongue … body …

Sammā passaṁ nibbindati.

Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo;

rāgakkhayā …pe…

cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe…

aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi.

mind really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view.

Sammā passaṁ nibbindati.

Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned.

Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo;

When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends.

rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo.

Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatī”ti.

When relishing and greed end, the mind is said to be well freed.”

Paṭhamaṁ.

Qualities:

Craving

Craving

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Delight

Delight

A mental quality of relishing and taking pleasure in what is experienced—especially in sensuality or the prospect of continued becoming. When it fastens onto gratification, it nourishes craving and keeps the mind circling around what it wants to experience again.

Also known as: relishing, enjoyment, taking pleasure
Pāli: nandi, ārāmatā
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Greed

Greed

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Right view

Right view

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Wrong view

Wrong view

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026