The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the interior and what’s impermanent in the future, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.

SN 35.205 The Interior and What’s Impermanent in the Future

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ anāgataṁ. Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ. Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā. Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā anāgatā. Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ. Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā. Yadanattā, taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ …pe… mano anicco anāgato. Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ. Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā. Yadanattā, taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ anāgataṁ.

“Mendicants, in the future the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind will be impermanent.

Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ.

What’s impermanent is suffering. …”

Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā.

Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ …pe…

jivhā aniccā anāgatā.

Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ.

Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā.

Yadanattā, taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ …pe…

mano anicco anāgato.

Yadaniccaṁ, taṁ dukkhaṁ.

Yaṁ dukkhaṁ, tadanattā.

Yadanattā, taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave …pe…

nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Qualities:

Suffering

Suffering

Unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering that is inherent in conditioned existence.

Also known as: discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli: dukkha
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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026