<p>You may be thinking of the <a href="https://suttacentral.net/en/sn35.28" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fire Sermon (SN 35.28)</a>.</p>

<p>It says that the senses and so on are aflame ... aflame with lust, hatred, and delusion.</p>

<p>In more detail, it says the following are aflame:</p>

<ul>
<li>Sense-organ, sense object, sense-consciousness, and sense-contact</li>
<li>Any feeling[s] arising from the senses ... including suffering (<em>dukkha</em>), but also <em>sukha</em></li>
</ul>

<p>... and aflame with:</p>

<ul>
<li>The three poisons</li>
<li>Also birth, ageing, and death</li>
<li>And sorrow and so on</li>
</ul>

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<p>I remember reading suttas in which the Buddha describes suffering, lust or other unwholesome mind states as burning. What are these suttas?</p>

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What are the suttas in which the Buddha describes suffering as "burning"
# What are the suttas in which the Buddha describes suffering as "burning"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-23)

I remember reading suttas in which the Buddha describes suffering, lust or other unwholesome mind states as burning. What are these suttas?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-23. Score: 4

You may be thinking of the [Fire Sermon (SN 35.28)](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn35.28).

It says that the senses and so on are aflame ... aflame with lust, hatred, and delusion.

In more detail, it says the following are aflame:

* Sense-organ, sense object, sense-consciousness, and sense-contact
* Any feeling[s] arising from the senses ... including suffering (*dukkha*), but also *sukha*

... and aflame with:

* The three poisons
* Also birth, ageing, and death
* And sorrow and so on


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