The Root of Gloom Aghamūlasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you gloom and the root of gloom. “Aghañca, bhikkhave, desessāmi aghamūlañca. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is gloom? Katamañca, bhikkhave, aghaṁ? Form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are gloom. Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aghaṁ, vedanā aghaṁ, saññā aghaṁ, saṅkhārā aghaṁ, viññāṇaṁ aghaṁ. This is called gloom. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, aghaṁ.

And what is the root of gloom? Katamañca, bhikkhave, aghamūlaṁ? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is, Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā nandīrāgasahagatā tatratatrābhinandinī; craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, and craving for nonexistence. Seyyathidaṁ—kāmataṇhā, bhavataṇhā, vibhavataṇhā. This is called the root of gloom.” Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, aghamūlan”ti.