SN 36.3

Pahānasutta

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā. Katamā tisso? Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā. Sukhāya, bhikkhave, vedanāya rāgānusayo pahātabbo, dukkhāya vedanāya paṭighānusayo pahātabbo, adukkhamasukhāya vedanāya avijjānusayo pahātabbo. Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sukhāya vedanāya rāgānusayo pahīno hoti, dukkhāya vedanāya paṭighānusayo pahīno hoti, adukkhamasukhāya vedanāya avijjānusayo pahīno hoti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘bhikkhu niranusayo sammaddaso acchecchi taṇhaṁ, vivattayi saṁyojanaṁ, sammā mānābhisamayā antamakāsi dukkhassā’ti.

Giving Up

“Mendicants, there are these three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. The underlying tendency to greed should be given up when it comes to pleasant feeling. The underlying tendency to aversion should be given up when it comes to painful feeling. The underlying tendency to ignorance should be given up when it comes to neutral feeling. When a mendicant has given up these underlying tendencies, they’re called a mendicant without underlying tendencies, who sees rightly, has cut off craving, cast off the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit has made an end of suffering.

Sukhaṁ vedayamānassa, vedanaṁ appajānato; So rāgānusayo hoti, anissaraṇadassino.

When you feel pleasure without understanding feeling, the underlying tendency to greed is there, if you don’t see the escape.

Dukkhaṁ vedayamānassa, vedanaṁ appajānato; Paṭighānusayo hoti, anissaraṇadassino.

When you feel pain without understanding feeling, the underlying tendency to aversion is there, if you don’t see the escape.

Adukkhamasukhaṁ santaṁ, bhūripaññena desitaṁ; Tañcāpi abhinandati, neva dukkhā pamuccati.

As for that peaceful, neutral feeling: he of vast wisdom has taught that if you relish it, you’re still not released from suffering.

Yato ca bhikkhu ātāpī, sampajaññaṁ na riñcati; Tato so vedanā sabbā, parijānāti paṇḍito.

But when a mendicant is keen, not neglecting situational awareness, that astute person understands all feelings.

So vedanā pariññāya, diṭṭhe dhamme anāsavo; Kāyassa bhedā dhammaṭṭho, saṅkhyaṁ nopeti vedagū”ti.

Completely understanding feelings, they’re without defilements in this very life. That knowledge master is firm in principle; when their body breaks up, they can’t be reckoned.”