The Pros and Cons of Hedonism: Change!!!:
If, friends, one is not freed of lust, desire, attraction, thirst,
passion and craving for the manifold various forms, feelings,
experiences, constructions and types of consciousness, then
with the inevitable change in & alteration of these forms,
feelings, experiences, constructions & types of consciousness,
one invariably experiences disappointment, dissatisfaction,
discontent, frustration, sorrow, pain and despair... !!! One who
lives immersed in these derivatives of greed, therefore suffers
in this very life from the continual fever of wanting, needing,
hankering, vexation and urge... Moreover, when dying and this
body is breaking up, the greedy can expect a bad destination!!!
This is the immanent danger & side-effect of desire & craving...
If, however, one is freed of all lust, desire, attraction, thirst,
passion and craving for the manifold various forms, feelings,
experiences, constructions and types of consciousness, then
with the inevitable change in & alteration of these, one does not
experience any disappointment, dissatisfaction, discontent, pain,
frustration, sorrow, nor despair... Not living immersed in these
derivatives of greed, one does therefore not suffer from any
fever of neither wanting, nor vexation nor urge. Moreover, when
dying & this body is breaking up, such cooled & calmed one can
expect a good destination!!! This is the quite blissful advantage
and assured benefit of removal desire and craving here & now...
Hunting pleasure produces delayed & hidden pain...
Relinquishing pleasure gives ease now & bliss later...
Source: Venerable Sariputta, General of the Dhamma.
The Grouped Sayings by the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya III 7-9
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