Taking Pleasure

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, if you take pleasure in the earth element, you take pleasure in suffering. ^[1]

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

If you take pleasure in the water element …

If you take pleasure in the fire element …

If you take pleasure in the air element, 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 the earth element, 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 the water element …

If you don’t take pleasure in the fire element …

If you don’t take pleasure in the air element, you don’t take pleasure in suffering.

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