Elation ☁️ dark
2 discourses
Synonyms:
exhilaration, joyous excitement, thrill, lit. jumping up
Context:
An excited, buoyant mental state that leaps up in response to pleasant circumstances. When ungrounded, it can tip into agitation or set the stage for disappointment when conditions change.
Pāli term:
hassatī, uppila
In Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya)
When the Buddha fails to achieve reconciliation among quarrelsome bhikkhus at Kosambi, he withdraws into solitude and later encounters an inspiring community of monks devoted to liberation. He teaches them the path of inner purification based on his own practice prior to full awakening—discerning and abandoning eleven subtle impurities of mind, developing collectedness in three ways, and realizing unshakable liberation.
In The Buddha's Ancient Discourses (Sutta Nipāta)
The Buddha advises Pasūra on the futility of debate and the danger of conceit. Seeking praise, one finds only pride in victory or humiliation in defeat. This whole cycle of elation and dejection is fruitless, bringing no true benefit beyond fleeting praise and gain.