References – SN 22.89: Khemaka 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 22: Khandhasaṁyutta / SN 22.89: Khemakasutta

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Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo:

Sutta: SN 22.89, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Khemaka.”

Sutta: SN 22.49, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Soṇa (1).”

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 33


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“Is there another sutta not spoken by the Buddha in which as many people become enlightened as SN 22.89?” Answered by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Pasanno. [Great disciples] [Teaching Dhamma] [Liberation]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 33, Excerpt 1


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Reflection by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: SN 22.89 spells out the difference between the conceit ‘I am’ and sakkāyaditthi. [Conceit] [Self-identity view]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 33, Excerpt 2


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“What is the difference between someone who has broken through fetters (self-identity view, etc.) and someone who hasn’t as discussed in SN 22.89?” Answered by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Pasanno. [Fetters] [Self-identity view] [Conceit] [Aggregates] [Similes] // [Perception] [Not-self]

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 33, Excerpt 3


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Comment: With the analogy of the scent and the flower (SN 22.89), it sounds like it [the sense of self] is relational and there is an effect. But it gets tricky... [Conditionality] [Not-self]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno. [Self-identity view]

The Middle Way of Not-Self [2015], Session 2, Excerpt 1


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“What is the difference between the fetter of self-view and the one of conceit? Where does the desire to be personally known and cared for stop?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Self-identity view] [Conceit ] // [Not-self] [Aggregates] [Similes] [Insight meditation]

Sutta: SN 22.89: Khemaka Sutta.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 4, Excerpt 3