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14. At Devadaha

Interior and Cause Are Not-Self

ā€œMendicants, the eye is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also not-self. Since the eye is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?

The ear … nose … tongue … body … mind is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to the mind is also not-self. Since the mind is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?

Seeing this … They understand: ā€˜ā€¦ there is nothing further for this place.ā€™ā€