A Stream-Enterer Understands The Six Sense Bases

Monks, there are these six sense bases.

What six?

The eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, the body, the mind.

When, Monks, a Noble Disciple understands as they really are the gratification, the danger, and the escape in the case of these six sense bases; Then he is called a Noble Disciple who is a Stream-Enterer, no longer bound to the nether world, fixed in destination, with Nibbāna (Enlightenment) as his destination.

(Reference: SN 48.26)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares that a Stream-Enterer will understand The Six Sense Bases.

A Stream-Enterer has not yet escaped The Six Sense Bases as this is described in the fourth fetter/taint/pollution of mind as “sensual desire” but they will understand “as they really are the gratification, the danger, and the escape” from The Six Sense Bases (i.e. sensual desire).

Sensual desire (Elimination of the desire for pleasures from The Six Sense Bases: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and the mind.)

A Practitioner at the second Stage of Enlightenment will have needed to “thin” or “greatly reduce” sensual desire. The third Stage of Enlightenment will need to have entirely eliminated this fetter/taint/pollution of mind.

A Stream-Enterer will understand the gratification, danger, and elimination (i.e. escape) of “sensual desire”.

Detailed explanation of The Six Sense Bases is available in this same book series found in Chapter 4 of the book “Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenment” (Volume 1) and in the book “The Six Sense Bases” (Volume 9).