Taking Pleasure

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, if you take pleasure in form, you take pleasure in suffering.

If you take pleasure in suffering, you’re not free from suffering, I say.

If you take pleasure in feeling …

perception …

choices …

consciousness, you take pleasure in suffering.

If you take pleasure in suffering, you’re not free from suffering, I say.

If you don’t take pleasure in form, you don’t take pleasure in suffering.

If you don’t take pleasure in suffering, you’re free from suffering, I say.

If you don’t take pleasure in feeling …

perception …

choices …

consciousness, you don’t take pleasure in suffering.

If you don’t take pleasure in suffering, you’re free from suffering, I say.”