← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN35.135Connected Discourses 35.135SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 35.13514. At DevadahaOpportunity“You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate,to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life.I’ve seen the hell called ‘Related to the Six Fields of Contact’.There, whatever sight you see with your eye is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant.Whatever sound you hear …Whatever odor you smell …Whatever flavor you taste …Whatever touch you feel …Whatever idea you know with your mind is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant.You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate,to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life.I’ve seen the heaven called ‘Related to the Six Fields of Contact’.There, whatever sight you see with your eye is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant.Whatever sound … odor … flavor … touch …Whatever idea you know with your mind is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant.You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate,to have the opportunity to lead the spiritual life.”