The Buddha explains that whoever delights in the five aggregates, delights in suffering and is not freed from suffering.

SN 22.29  Abhinandana sutta - Delight

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthi.

“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

“Bhikkhus, whoever delights in form, delights in suffering. I say that one who delights in suffering is not freed from suffering.

Yo vedanaṁ abhinandatiyo saññaṁ abhinandatiyo saṅkhāre abhinandatiyo viññāṇaṁ abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, aparimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Whoever delights in feeling, delights in suffering. Whoever delights in perception, delights in suffering. Whoever delights in formations, delights in suffering. Whoever delights in consciousness, delights in suffering. I say that one who delights in suffering is not freed from suffering.

Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

However, bhikkhus, whoever does not delight in form, does not delight in suffering. I say that one who does not delight in suffering is freed from suffering.

Yo vedanaṁ nābhinandatiyo saññaṁ nābhinandatiyo saṅkhāre nābhinandatiyo viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati, dukkhaṁ so nābhinandati. Yo dukkhaṁ nābhinandati, parimutto so dukkhasmāti vadāmī”ti.

Whoever does not delight in feeling, does not delight in suffering. Whoever does not delight in perception, does not delight in suffering. Whoever does not delight in formations, does not delight in suffering. Whoever does not delight in consciousness, does not delight in suffering. I say that one who does not delight in suffering is freed from suffering.”

Last updated on May 19, 2026