SN 35.19 Taking Pleasure (Interior) – Paṭhamābhinandasutta

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SN 35.19 Taking Pleasure (Interior) – Paṭhamābhinandasutta

Linked Discourses 35.19 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.19

2. Pairs – 2. Yamakavagga

SN 35.19 Taking Pleasure (Interior) – Paṭhamābhinandasutta

 

Bhikkhū, if you take pleasure in the eye, you take pleasure in suffering.

“Yo, bhikkhave, cakkhuṁ 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 the ear …

Yo sotaṁ …pe…

nose …

yo ghānaṁ …pe…

tongue …

yo jivhaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati.

Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmā”ti vadāmi.

body …

Yo kāyaṁ …pe…

mind, you take pleasure in suffering.

yo manaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati.

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

Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmā”ti vadāmi.

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

“Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhuṁ 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 the ear …

Yo sotaṁ …pe…

nose …

yo ghānaṁ …pe…

tongue …

yo jivhaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati.

Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

body …

Yo kāyaṁ …pe…

mind, you don’t take pleasure in suffering.

yo manaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati.

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

Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmā”ti vadāmi.