The Buddha describes the three feelings—pleasant, painful, and neutral—and teaches how understanding their conditioned nature leads to disenchantment and the ending of suffering.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ākāse vividhā vātā vāyanti. Puratthimāpi vātā vāyanti …pe… adhimattāpi vātā vāyanti.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, imasmiṁ kāyasmiṁ vividhā vedanā uppajjanti, sukhāpi vedanā uppajjati, dukkhāpi vedanā uppajjati, adukkhamasukhāpi vedanā uppajjatī”ti.
Tatiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ākāse vividhā vātā vāyanti.
“Mendicants, various winds blow in the atmosphere.
Puratthimāpi vātā vāyanti …pe… adhimattāpi vātā vāyanti.
Winds blow from the east, the west, the north, and the south. There are winds that are dusty and dustless, cool and warm, weak and strong.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, imasmiṁ kāyasmiṁ vividhā vedanā uppajjanti, sukhāpi vedanā uppajjati, dukkhāpi vedanā uppajjati, adukkhamasukhāpi vedanā uppajjatī”ti.
In the same way, various feelings arise in this body: pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings.”
Tatiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026