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6. Connected Discourses on Defilements 1. Discourse on the Eye 322. At Sāvatthī. "Monks, whatever desire and lust there is for the eye, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for the ear, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for the nose, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for the tongue, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for the body, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for the mind, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a monk's defilement of mind in these six instances is abandoned, his mind inclines towards renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is seen as workable, for the direct knowledge of those things to be realized." The First. 2. Discourse on Forms 323. At Sāvatthī. "Monks, whatever desire and lust there is for forms, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for sounds... whatever desire and lust there is for odors... whatever desire and lust there is for tastes... whatever desire and lust there is for tactile objects... whatever desire and lust there is for mental phenomena, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a monk's defilement of mind in these six instances is abandoned, his mind inclines towards renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is seen as workable, for the direct knowledge of those things to be realized." The Second. 3. Discourse on Consciousness 324. At Sāvatthī. "Monks, whatever desire and lust there is for eye-consciousness, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for ear-consciousness... whatever desire and lust there is for nose-consciousness... whatever desire and lust there is for tongue-consciousness... whatever desire and lust there is for body-consciousness... whatever desire and lust there is for mind-consciousness, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a monk's defilement of mind in these six instances is abandoned, his mind inclines towards renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is seen as workable, for the direct knowledge of those things to be realized." The Third. 4. Discourse on Contact 325. At Sāvatthī. "Monks, whatever desire and lust there is for eye-contact, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever desire and lust there is for ear-contact... whatever desire and lust there is for nose-contact... … Whatever desire-and-lust there is for tongue-contact, whatever desire-and-lust there is for body-contact, whatever desire-and-lust there is for mind-contact, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a bhikkhu's… …he realizes with direct knowledge those things that are to be realized.’’ The Fourth. 5. The Sutta on Feelings Arising from Contact 326. At Sāvatthī. ‘‘Whatever, monks, is desire-and-lust for feeling arisen from eye-contact, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever for feeling arisen from ear-contact… whatever for feeling arisen from nose-contact… whatever for feeling arisen from tongue-contact… whatever for feeling arisen from body-contact… whatever for feeling arisen from mind-contact is desire-and-lust, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a bhikkhu's… …he realizes with direct knowledge those things that are to be realized.’’ The Fifth. 6. The Sutta on Perceptions 327. At Sāvatthī. ‘‘Whatever, monks, is desire-and-lust for perception of forms, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever for perception of sounds… whatever for perception of odors… whatever for perception of tastes… whatever for perception of tactile objects… whatever for perception of mental phenomena is desire-and-lust, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a bhikkhu's… …he realizes with direct knowledge those things that are to be realized.’’ The Sixth. 7. The Sutta on Volitions 328. At Sāvatthī. ‘‘Whatever, monks, is desire-and-lust for volition regarding forms, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever for volition regarding sounds… whatever for volition regarding odors… whatever for volition regarding tastes… whatever for volition regarding tactile objects… whatever for volition regarding mental phenomena is desire-and-lust, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a bhikkhu's… …he realizes with direct knowledge those things that are to be realized.’’ The Seventh. 8. The Sutta on Craving 329. At Sāvatthī. ‘‘Whatever, monks, is desire-and-lust for craving for forms, that is a defilement of the mind. Whatever for craving for sounds… whatever for craving for odors… whatever for craving for tastes… whatever for craving for tactile objects… whatever for craving for mental phenomena is desire-and-lust, that is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a bhikkhu's… …he realizes with direct knowledge those things that are to be realized.’’ The Eighth. 9. The Sutta on Elements 330. At Sāvatthī. ‘‘Wh O monks, the desire and lust for the earth element, this is a defilement of the mind. That for the water element, that for the fire element, that for the wind element, that for the space element, that for the consciousness element, desire and lust, this is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a monk's mind in these six instances has abandoned the defilement of the mind, his mind inclines towards renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is seen as workable, for the direct realization of things to be directly known. The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on the Aggregates 331. At Sāvatthī. “Monks, the desire and lust for form, this is a defilement of the mind. The desire and lust for feeling, this is a defilement of the mind. The desire and lust for perception, this is a defilement of the mind. The desire and lust for volitional formations, this is a defilement of the mind. The desire and lust for consciousness, this is a defilement of the mind. When, monks, a monk's mind in these five instances has abandoned the defilement of the mind, his mind inclines towards renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is seen as workable, for the direct realization of things to be directly known.” The Tenth. The Connected Discourses on Defilements is finished. Summary of that – Eye, and form, and consciousness, and contact, and feeling; And perception, and volition, and craving, elements, with aggregates, these are ten.