Linked Discourses 22.29 Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.29
3. The Burden 3. Bhāravagga

Taking Pleasure Abhinandanasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, if you take pleasure in form, you take pleasure in suffering. “Yo, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. If you take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re not exempt from suffering. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

If you take pleasure in feeling … Yo vedanaṁ abhinandati … perception … yo saññaṁ abhinandati … choices … yo saṅkhāre abhinandati … consciousness, you take pleasure in suffering. yo viññāṇaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. If you take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re not exempt from suffering. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

If you don’t take pleasure in form, you don’t take pleasure in suffering. Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. If you don’t take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re exempt from suffering. Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

If you don’t take pleasure in feeling … Yo vedanaṁ nābhinandati … perception … yo saññaṁ nābhinandati … choices … yo saṅkhāre nābhinandati … consciousness, you don’t take pleasure in suffering. yo viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. If you don’t take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re exempt from suffering.” Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmī”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Linked Discourses 22.29
3. The Burden

Taking Pleasure

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, if you take pleasure in form, you take pleasure in suffering. If you take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re not exempt from suffering.

If you take pleasure in feeling … perception … choices … consciousness, you take pleasure in suffering. If you take pleasure in suffering, I say you’re not exempt from suffering.

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

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, I say you’re exempt from suffering.”

Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.29
3. Bhāravagga

Abhinandanasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Yo vedanaṁ abhinandati … yo saññaṁ abhinandati … yo saṅkhāre abhinandati … yo viññāṇaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Yo vedanaṁ nābhinandati … yo saññaṁ nābhinandati … yo saṅkhāre nābhinandati … yo viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmī”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.