I found no delight in that. But you, sage, explain to me the teaching that destroys craving. Having understood it, one who lives mindfully may cross over clinging in the world.” “The removal of desire and lust, Hemaka, for what is seen, heard, thought, or cognized here; for anything liked or disliked, is extinguishment, the state that does not pass. Those who have fully understood this, mindful, a