sn36.31:1.1 “Mendicants, there is rapture of the flesh, rapture not of the flesh, and rapture even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.
sn36.31:1.2 There is pleasure of the flesh, pleasure not of the flesh, and pleasure even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.
sn36.31:1.3 There is equanimity of the flesh, equanimity not of the flesh, and equanimity even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.
sn36.31:1.4 There is liberation of the flesh, liberation not of the flesh, and liberation even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.
sn36.31:1.5 And what is rapture of the flesh?
sn36.31:1.6 There are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.
sn36.31:1.7 What five?
sn36.31:1.8 Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds … Smells … Tastes …
sn36.31:1.9 Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
sn36.31:1.10 These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
sn36.31:1.11 The rapture that arises from these five kinds of sensual stimulation is called rapture of the flesh.