When You Take PleasureAbhinandamānasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena …pe… pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.

“When you take pleasure, mendicant, you’re bound by Māra.“Abhinandamāno kho, bhikkhu, baddho mārassa; Not taking pleasure, you’re free from the Wicked One.”anabhinandamāno mutto pāpimato”ti.

“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”“Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti.

“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?”“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti?

“Sir, when you take pleasure in form you’re bound by Māra.“Rūpaṁ kho, bhante, abhinandamāno baddho mārassa; Not taking pleasure, you’re free from the Wicked One.anabhinandamāno mutto pāpimato. When you take pleasure in feeling …Vedanaṁ … perception …saññaṁ … choices …saṅkhāre … consciousness you’re bound by Māra.viññāṇaṁ abhinandamāno baddho mārassa; Not taking pleasure, you’re free from the Wicked One.anabhinandamāno mutto pāpimato.

That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.

“Good, good, mendicant!“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu. It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.

When you take pleasure in form you’re bound by Māra.Rūpaṁ kho, bhikkhu, abhinandamāno baddho mārassa; Not taking pleasure, you’re free from the Wicked One.anabhinandamāno mutto pāpimato. When you take pleasure in feeling …Vedanaṁ … perception …saññaṁ … choices …saṅkhāre … consciousness you’re bound by Māra.viññāṇaṁ abhinandamāno baddho mārassa; Not taking pleasure, you’re free from the Wicked One.anabhinandamāno mutto pāpimato.

This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…

And that mendicant became one of the perfected.aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti.