9.
The Simile of the Wood Discourse
509.
"There are, monks, these five faculties.
Which five?
The faculty of pleasantness, the faculty of pain, the faculty of pleasure, the faculty of displeasure, the faculty of equanimity.
Dependent on contact experienced as pleasant, monks, the faculty of pleasantness arises.
Being happy, he understands: 'I am happy.'
With the cessation of that very contact experienced as pleasant, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of pleasantness that arose dependent on contact experienced as pleasant, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Dependent on contact experienced as unpleasant, monks, the faculty of pain arises. Being in pain, he understands: 'I am in pain.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as unpleasant, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of pain that arose dependent on contact experienced as unpleasant, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Dependent on contact experienced as pleasure, monks, the faculty of pleasure arises. Being glad, he understands: 'I am glad.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as pleasure, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of pleasure that arose dependent on contact experienced as pleasure, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Dependent on contact experienced as displeasure, monks, the faculty of displeasure arises. Being unhappy, he understands: 'I am unhappy.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as displeasure, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of displeasure that arose dependent on contact experienced as displeasure, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Dependent on contact experienced as equanimity, monks, the faculty of equanimity arises. Being equanimous, he understands: 'I am equanimous.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as equanimity, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of equanimity that arose dependent on contact experienced as equanimity, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Just as, monks, from the friction and combination of two sticks, heat is produced, fire is generated; from the separation and dispersal of those very sticks, whatever heat arising from that ceases, that is appeased; so too, monks, dependent on contact experienced as pleasant, the faculty of pleasantness arises. Being happy, he understands: 'I am happy.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as pleasant, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of pleasantness that arises dependent on contact experienced as pleasant, that ceases, that is appeased.'
Dependent on contact experienced as unpleasant, monks, etc. dependent on contact experienced as pleasure, monks, etc. dependent on contact experienced as displeasure, monks, etc. dependent on contact experienced as equanimity, monks, the faculty of equanimity arises. Being equanimous, he understands: 'I am equanimous.' With the cessation of that very contact experienced as equanimity, he understands: 'Whatever feeling arising from that, the faculty of equanimity that arises dependent on contact experienced as equanimity, that ceases, that is appeased.' The ninth.