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2. In Private
14. A Guest House
“Mendicants, suppose there was a guest house. Lodgers come from the east, west, north, and south. Aristocrats, brahmins, merchants, and workers all stay there. In the same way, various feelings arise in this body: pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings. Also carnal pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings arise. Also spiritual pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings arise.”