Taking Pleasure (Exterior)Dutiyābhinandasutta

“Mendicants, if you take pleasure in sights, you take pleasure in suffering.“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpe abhinandati, dukkhaṁ so abhinandati. If you take pleasure in suffering, you’re not free from suffering, I say. …”Yo dukkhaṁ abhinandati, ‘aparimutto so dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.

Similar passages elsewhere

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SN 35.19 Taking Pleasure (Interior) 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.19 2. Pairs Taking Pleasure (Interior) “Mendicants, if you take pleasure in the eye, you take pleasure in suffering. If you take pleasure in suffering, you’re not free from suffering, I say. If you t…
SN 35.18 If There Were No Gratification (Exterior) 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.18 2. Pairs If There Were No Gratification (Exterior) “Mendicants, if there were no gratification in sights, sentient beings wouldn’t be aroused by them. …”…
SN 35.16 In Search of Gratification (Exterior) 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.16 2. Pairs In Search of Gratification (Exterior) “Mendicants, I went in search of the gratification of sights, and I found it. …”…