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passion should be abandoned, desire-passion should be abandoned. 183. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of Māra; there your desire should be abandoned, passion should be abandoned, desire-passion should be abandoned... 184. Whatever, Rādha, is impermanent... 185. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of impermanence... 186. Whatever, Rādha, is suffering... 187. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of suffering... 188. Whatever, Rādha, is not-self... 189. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of not-self... 190. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of destruction... 191. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of vanishing... 192. Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of arising; there your desire should be abandoned, passion should be abandoned, desire-passion should be abandoned... 12. Discourse on the Nature of Cessation 193. At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, indeed, the Venerable Rādha said to the Blessed One: "It would be good for me, Bhante, if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, secluded, diligent, ardent, and resolute." "Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned, passion should be abandoned, desire-passion should be abandoned. And what, Rādha, is of the nature of cessation? Form, Rādha, is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned... Feeling is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned... Perception is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned... Formations are of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned... Consciousness is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned... Whatever, Rādha, is of the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned, passion should be abandoned, desire-passion should be abandoned." Having made three and three, thus also in the fourth chapter. The Request Chapter, the third. Its Summary – Māra and the nature of Māra, and by impermanence the other two; By suffering two are spoken, and by not-self likewise; Decay, decline, origination, by the nature of cessation, twelve. 4. The Sitting Down Chapter 1-11. The Eleven Discourses beginning with Māra 194. At Sāvatthī. The Blessed One said this to the Venerable Rādha, who was sitting to one side: “Whatever is Māra, Rādha; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned. And what, Rādha, is Māra? Form, Rādha, is Māra; there your desire should be abandoned… (and so on)… consciousness is Māra; there your desire should be abandoned… (and so on)… Whatever is Māra, Rādha; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned.” 195. Whatever is the nature of Māra, Rādha; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned… (and so on). 196. Whatever is impermanent, Rādha… (and so on). 197. Whatever is the nature of impermanence, Rādha… (and so on). 198. Whatever is suffering, Rādha… (and so on). 199. Whatever is the nature of suffering, Rādha… (and so on). 200. Whatever is not-self, Rādha… (and so on). 201. Whatever is the nature of not-self, Rādha… (and so on). 202. Whatever is the nature of decay, Rādha… (and so on). 203. Whatever is the nature of decline, Rādha… (and so on). 204. Whatever is the nature of origination, Rādha; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned… (and so on). 12. The Discourse on the Nature of Cessation 205. At Sāvatthī. The Blessed One said this to the Venerable Rādha, who was sitting to one side: “Whatever is the nature of cessation, Rādha; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned. And what, Rādha, is the nature of cessation? Form, Rādha, is the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned. Feeling… (and so on)… perception… (and so on)… volitional formations… (and so on)… consciousness is the nature of cessation; there your desire should be abandoned, attachment should be abandoned, desire-and-attachment should be abandoned.” Whatever, indeed, Radha, is of the nature to cease; therein your desire should be abandoned, lust should be abandoned, desire-and-lust should be abandoned. The Chapter on Sitting Down is the fourth. Its summary – Māra and the nature of Māra, with impermanence two others; And with suffering two are said, with not-self just the same; Destruction, dissolution, origination, with the nature to cease, twelve, thus. The Connected Discourses with Rādha are concluded.