The Buddha teaches on the internal and external sense bases regarding the practice conducive to uprooting (1st), analyzing the eye, sights, consciousness, contact, and feeling for insight and release.

SN 35.31 The Practice Conducive to Uprooting (1st)

“Sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi. Taṁ suṇātha.

Katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyā paṭipadā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ na maññati, cakkhusmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuto na maññati, cakkhuṁ meti na maññati. Rūpe na maññati …pe… cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassaṁ na maññati, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā. Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati …pe…

jivhaṁ na maññati, jivhāya na maññati, jivhāto na maññati, jivhā meti na maññati. Rase na maññati …pe… jivhāviññāṇaṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassaṁ na maññati. Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati. Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā. Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati …pe… manaṁ na maññati, manasmiṁ na maññati, manato na maññati, mano meti na maññati. Dhamme na maññati …pe… manoviññāṇaṁ na maññati, manosamphassaṁ na maññati. Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā. Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati.

Yāvatā, bhikkhave, khandhadhātuāyatanaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati. So evaṁ amaññamāno na ca kiñci loke upādiyati. Anupādiyaṁ na paritassati. Aparitassaṁ paccattaññeva parinibbāyati.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.

Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.

Navamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the practice that’s conducive to uprooting all conceiving.

Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

Katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyā paṭipadā?

And what is the practice that’s conducive to uprooting all conceiving?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ na maññati, cakkhusmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuto na maññati, cakkhuṁ meti na maññati.

It’s when a mendicant does not conceive anything to be the eye, does not conceive it in the eye, does not conceive it as the eye, and does not conceive that ‘the eye is mine.’

Rūpe na maññati …pe…

They don’t conceive anything to be sights …

cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassaṁ na maññati, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

eye consciousness … eye contact. And they don’t conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact. They don’t conceive it in that, they don’t conceive it as that, and they don’t conceive that ‘that is mine.’

Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā.

For whatever you conceive it to be, whatever you conceive it in, whatever you conceive it as, and whatever you conceive to be ‘mine’: that becomes something else.

Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati …pe…

The world is attached to being, taking pleasure only in being, yet it becomes something else.

jivhaṁ na maññati, jivhāya na maññati, jivhāto na maññati, jivhā meti na maññati.

They don’t conceive anything to be the ear … nose … tongue …

Rase na maññati …pe…

jivhāviññāṇaṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassaṁ na maññati.

Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā.

Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati …pe…

body …

manaṁ na maññati, manasmiṁ na maññati, manato na maññati, mano meti na maññati.

mind …

Dhamme na maññati …pe…

manoviññāṇaṁ na maññati, manosamphassaṁ na maññati.

Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

They don’t conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact. They don’t conceive it in that, they don’t conceive it as that, and they don’t conceive that ‘that is mine.’

Yañhi, bhikkhave, maññati, yasmiṁ maññati, yato maññati, yaṁ meti maññati, tato taṁ hoti aññathā.

For whatever you conceive it to be, whatever you conceive it in, whatever you conceive it as, and whatever you conceive to be ‘mine’: that becomes something else.

Aññathābhāvī bhavasatto loko bhavamevābhinandati.

The world is attached to being, taking pleasure only in being, yet it becomes something else.

Yāvatā, bhikkhave, khandhadhātuāyatanaṁ tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

As far as the aggregates, elements, and sense fields extend, they don’t conceive anything to be that, they don’t conceive it in that, they don’t conceive it as that, and they don’t conceive that ‘that is mine.’

So evaṁ amaññamāno na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.

Not conceiving, they don’t grasp at anything in the world.

Anupādiyaṁ na paritassati. Aparitassaṁ paccattaññeva parinibbāyati.

Not grasping, they’re not anxious. Not being anxious, they personally become extinguished.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.

They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’

Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.

This is the practice that’s conducive to uprooting all conceiving.”

Navamaṁ.

Qualities:

Attachment

Attachment

A mental fastening onto people, things, views, or states as “me” or “mine,” unwilling to release them. This clinging can give a sense of security and sweetness.

Also known as: acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected, taking as mine
Pāli: upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana, mamatta
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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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Free from attachment

Free from attachment

Release from grasping, not taking anything as “me” or “mine,” ceasing to appropriate or identify with people, things, views, or experiences.

Also known as: free from grasping, not appropriating, not taking as mine, without acquisitions, not clinging, not grasping, not holding onto
Pāli: nirūpadhi, nānupādāya, asita, anuggaha
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Ill will

Ill will

A mental quality of actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, manifesting as deliberate thoughts or intentions that oppose kindness and compassion; it fuels conflict and obstructs goodwill.

Also known as: actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, thought of malevolence towards another, hostile reflections towards another
Pāli: byāpāda
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Last updated on July 27, 2026