Related:: [[Dukkha]] # Sukha (Pleasure) > [!INFO] What is Sukha? > Sukha could mean a few different things depending on the context: > 1. A **false perception** due to not seeing [[Dukkha]] — a ***misunderstanding*** that whatever is coming to the senses is going to match exactly how I like them to be. > - i.e. Thinking: *"The world will provide me with **lasting happiness**."* > > 2. As in *sukha vedanā* — a pleasant feeling > > 4. The ***Complete Happiness*** one experiences in the 3rd [[Jhana]]. > ^7b62d9 ## Meanings ## 1. Sukha — A distorted [[Sanna|Perception]] ![[MN75 Māgaṇḍiyasutta#^dukkha-samphassa-skha-viparitasanna]] ## 2. Sukha — A pleasant [[Vedana|Feeling]] ![[Vedana#^3-types]] ## 3. Sukha — The "Happiness" in [[Jhana|Jhāna]] ![[(Best) {Vilas Blog} From Ignorance to Awakening#^jhana-definition]] ### Detailed description in [[Anapanassatikatha|Ānāpānassatikathā]] ![[{Vilas Blog} Practical Anapanassatikatha#How to experience sukha – pleasure]]