Reply To: Nirāmisa Dukkha and Adukkhamasukha

#53071
Lal
Keymaster

Other than the Satipatthana Sutta (where you quoted), I could not find a discussion on those. I think they mean the following:

Nirāmisa dukkha:

  • Sometimes, a Noble Disciple may be discouraged by being unable to advance “fast enough” on the Path. One thinks about “why am I not getting to the Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami, or Arahant stage (depending on one’s level)?” or “Is there anything that I am missing to make progress?”, etc. 

Nirāmisa adukkhamasukha:

  • The absence of either nirāmisa sukha or nirāmisa dukkha, i.e., a neutral mindset.