References – SN 35.96: Decline 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 35: Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta / SN 35.96: Parihānadhammasutta (2)

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Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Sutta: SN 35.95, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Māluṅkyaputta.”

Sutta: SN 35.96, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Decline.”

Sutta: SN 35.116, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Going to the End of the World.”

Sutta: SN 35.120, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Sāriputta.”

Sutta: SN 35.239, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Chariot.”

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 41


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“In SN 35.96, is ‘the arising of evil, unwholesome states, memories and intentions connected with the fetters’ an expansion of the terms craving and clinging?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Unwholesome Roots] [Craving] [Clinging]

Follow-up: “Would the sense base operating without any craving or clinging imply arahantship?” [Sense bases] [Arahant]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 41, Excerpt 1