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In MN 137, the Buddha defines 18 mental preoccupations with feeling:
‘The eighteen mental preoccupations should be understood.’
That’s what I said, but why did I say it?
Seeing a sight with the eye, one is preoccupied with a sight that’s a basis for happiness or sadness or equanimity.
Hearing a sound with the ear …
Smelling an odor with the nose …
Tasting a flavor with the tongue …
Feeling a touch with the body …
Becoming conscious of an idea with the mind, one is preoccupied with an idea that’s a basis for happiness or sadness or equanimity. So there are six preoccupations with happiness, six preoccupations with sadness, and six preoccupations with equanimity. (Sujato)
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This classification connects feeling and emotions. Gradual relinquishment develops the distinctions between domestic and renunciate responses.
The current resolution on happiness discusses how this passage relates to the garden’s account of feeling and personal uptake.