“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘feeling’. “‘Vedanā, vedanā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is feeling?” Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vedanā”ti?

“Reverend, there are three feelings. “Tisso imāvuso, vedanā. What three? Katamā tisso? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā—These are the three feelings.” imā kho, āvuso, tisso vedanā”ti.

“But reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three feelings?” “Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti?

“There is.” … “Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti.

“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti? “Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti. “Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.

Sattamaṁ.