AN 10.66 Dutiya Sukha Sutta

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AN 10.66 Dutiya Sukha Sutta : Second 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 in this Teaching and Discipline, and what is the painful?"

"Not delighting, friend, in this Teaching and Discipline is painful, delighting in it is pleasant. When, friend, there is no delighting (in this Teaching and Discipline), this pain is to be expected: whether going, standing, sitting, or lying down, the pleasant and the easeful are not attained; whether one has gone to a village, a forest, the root of a tree, an empty hut, an open space, or in the midst of monks, the pleasant and the easeful are not attained. When, friend, there is no delighting (in this Teaching and Discipline), this pain is to be expected.

"When, friend, there is delighting (in this Teaching and Discipline), this pleasantness is to be expected: whether going, standing, sitting, or lying down, the pleasant and the easeful are attained; whether one has gone to a village, a forest, the root of a tree, an empty hut, an open space, or in the midst of monks, the pleasant and the easeful are attained. When, friend, there is delighting (in this Teaching and Discipline), this pleasantness is to be expected."

See also: AN10.65.