sn36.17:1.1 Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
sn36.17:1.2 “Sir, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s the cessation of feeling? What’s the practice that leads to the cessation of feeling?
sn36.17:1.3 And what is feeling’s gratification, drawback, and escape?”
sn36.17:1.4 “Mendicants, there are these three feelings:
sn36.17:1.5 pleasant, painful, and neutral.
sn36.17:1.6 These are called feelings.
sn36.17:1.7 Feeling originates from contact.
sn36.17:1.8 When contact ceases, feeling ceases.
sn36.17:1.9 The practice that leads to the cessation of feelings is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:
sn36.17:1.10 right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
sn36.17:1.11 The pleasure and happiness that arise from feeling: this is its gratification.
sn36.17:1.12 That feeling is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.
sn36.17:1.13 Removing and giving up desire and greed for feeling: this is its escape.