From external Element to internal Urge to silly Search:
There is the element of eye-sensitivity, the element of visual form, which induce
the element of visual consciousness. The coincidence of these three, is eye Contact...
In dependence on this element of visual-sensitivity, there arises eye-contact.
In dependence on eye-contact, there arises a feeling, born of eye-contact.
In dependence on feeling born of eye-contact, there arises instant craving...
In dependence on the element of visual form, there arises perception.
In dependence on this visual experience, tendency towards a form arises.
In dependence on this inclination, desire for particular visible forms arises.
In dependence on this specific desire, a fever for these specific forms arises.
In dependence on this fever for form, search after these certain forms arises.
In dependence on this search for form, reaching out, acquisition & panic clinging
to a many of forms, comes into being... Such is the arising of this entire
mass of ever frustrated suffering...
Similarly with the pairs of ear & sound, nose & smell, tongue & taste, body & touch,
mind & mental states make their respective specific kinds of consciousness arise.
This search, this urge, and this compulsive drive, is caused by that craving !
Craving that was born from feeling, which was arose from contact…
Any Craving causes Suffering...
Right here and now, later and much later...
Right there at greeting Contact, is this Suffering therefore born...
Right there at avoiding Contact, is this Suffering therefore left...
I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice-Cream...
(Jim Jarmusch the film: Down by Law)
Source:
The Grouped Sayings on the Elements by the Buddha. Dhatu-Samyutta Nikāya XIV
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
We all Scream for Ice-Cream!
