AN 10.65 Pathama Sukha Sutta

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AN 10.65 Pathama Sukha Sutta : First Discourse on the Pleasant
At one time, the Venerable Sariputta was dwelling near the small village of Nalaka in Magadha. And then, there where Venerable Sariputta was, there Samandakani, the wanderer, approached. Having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Venerable Sariputta. Having exchanged greetings, and courteous talk having passed between them, he sat to one side. Having sat to one side, Samandakani, the wanderer, said this to Venerable Sariputta:

"Now, what, friend Sariputta, is the pleasant, and what is the painful?"

"Rebirth, friend, is painful; non-rebirth is pleasant. When, friend, there is rebirth, this pain is to be expected: cold and heat, hunger and thirst, excrement and urine, contact(of senses with their objects) with fire, contact(of senses with their objects) with punishment, contact(of senses with their objects) with weapons, and anger caused by meeting and associating with relatives and friends. When, friend, there is rebirth, this pain is to be expected.

"When, friend, there is no rebirth, this pleasantness is to be expected: neither cold nor heat, neither hunger nor thirst, neither excrement nor urine, neither contact(of senses with their objects) with fire, nor contact(of senses with their objects) with punishment, nor contact(of senses with their objects) with weapons, and no anger caused by meeting and associating with relatives and friends. When, friend, there is no rebirth, this pleasantness is to be expected."

See also: AN10.66.