3.
The First Discourse on Delighting in Form
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"Monks, gods and humans delight in forms, are devoted to forms, rejoice in forms.
Due to the change, fading away, and cessation of forms, gods and humans dwell in suffering, monks.
Monks, gods and humans delight in sounds, are devoted to sounds, rejoice in sounds.
Due to the change, fading away, and cessation of sounds, gods and humans dwell in suffering, monks.
Delighting in odours...
delighting in flavours...
delighting in tangible objects...
Monks, gods and humans delight in mental phenomena, are devoted to mental phenomena, rejoice in mental phenomena.
Due to the change, fading away, and cessation of mental phenomena, gods and humans dwell in suffering, monks.
But the Truth-finder, monks, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, having understood as it really is the origin, passing away, gratification, danger, and escape of forms, does not delight in forms, is not devoted to forms, does not rejoice in forms.
Due to the change, fading away, and cessation of forms, the Truth-finder dwells in happiness, monks.
Of sounds...
odours...
flavours...
tangible objects...
having understood as it really is the origin, passing away, gratification, danger, and escape of mental phenomena, he does not delight in mental phenomena, is not devoted to mental phenomena, does not rejoice in mental phenomena.
Due to the change, fading away, and cessation of mental phenomena, the Truth-finder dwells in happiness, monks."
This is what the Blessed One said.
Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this -
Desirable, lovely, and agreeable, as far as they exist, it is said.
Where these cease, that is deemed suffering by them.
This is contrary to what all the world sees.
What others call suffering, the noble ones know as happiness.
For those who are hindered there is darkness, blindness for those who do not see.
Those near do not understand, unskilled in the path of the Teaching.
By those who have entered Māra's realm, this Teaching is not easily understood.
Which state, having perfectly understood, the taintless ones attain final Nibbāna." The third.