ErakaErakattheragāthā

Sensual pleasures are suffering, Eraka!“Dukkhā kāmā eraka, Sensual pleasures aren’t happiness, Eraka!Na sukhā kāmā eraka; One who enjoys sensual pleasuresYo kāme kāmayati, enjoys suffering, Eraka!Dukkhaṁ so kāmayati eraka; One who doesn’t enjoy sensual pleasuresYo kāme na kāmayati, doesn’t enjoy suffering, Eraka!Dukkhaṁ so na kāmayati erakā”ti.