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]] ## Happiness = Satisfaction, [[Dukkha|Suffering]] = Dissatisfaction! > [!info] What is Suffering and what is Happiness? — In Happiness ([AN10.66](https://suttacentral.net/an10.66/en/sujato)) > “Reverend Sāriputta, in this teaching and training, **==what is happiness and what is suffering?==**” > _“**Kiṁ** nu kho, āvuso, sāriputta, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye **==sukhaṁ==**, kiṁ **==dukkhan==**”ti?_ > > “Reverend, in this teaching and training **==dissatisfaction is suffering and satisfaction is happiness==**. > _“**==Anabhirati==** kho, āvuso, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye **==dukkhā==**, **==abhirati sukhā==**._ > > --- > When you’re **dissatisfied**, you can expect this kind of **suffering**. > _**==Anabhiratiyā==**, āvuso, sati idaṁ **==dukkhaṁ==** pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—_ > > You find no happiness or pleasure while walking … > _gacchantopi sukhaṁ sātaṁ nādhigacchati,_ > > standing … > _ṭhitopi …_ > > sitting … > _nisinnopi …_ > > ... > > --- > **When you’re satisfied**, you can expect this kind of **happiness**. > _**==Abhiratiyā==**, āvuso, sati idaṁ **==sukhaṁ==** pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—_ > > You find happiness or pleasure while walking … > _gacchantopi sukhaṁ sātaṁ adhigacchati,_ > > standing … > _ṭhitopi …_ > > sitting … > _nisinnopi …_ ^dukkha-sukkha ### Detailed description in [[Anapanassatikatha|Ānāpānassatikathā]] ![[{Vilas Blog} Practical Anapanassatikatha#How to experience sukha – pleasure]] ## Suttas - DN33 Saṅgītisutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/dn33/en/sujato)) - 3 Types of places of Sukha: Brahma, 2nd Jhana, 3rd Jhana - AN10.66 Dutiyasukhasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an10.66/en/sujato)) - Dissatisfaction (_Anabhirati_) if Unhappiness and Satisfaction (_Abhirati_) is Happiness