[503] "'Feeling (vedanā), feeling,' it is said, friend Sāriputta. What now, friend, is feeling?"
"There are, friend, these three feelings. What three? Pleasant feeling, painful feeling, and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. These, friend, are the three feelings."
"But is there, friend, a path, is there a way of practice (paṭipadā) for the full understanding (pariññā) of these three feelings?"
"There is, friend, a path, there is a way of practice for the full understanding of these three feelings."
"But what, friend, is the path, what is the way of practice for the full understanding of these three feelings?"
"It is just this Noble Eightfold Path (ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga), friend, for the full understanding of these three feelings; that is: right view … right concentration (samādhi). This, friend, is the path, this is the way of practice for the full understanding of these three feelings."
"Excellent, friend, is the path, excellent is the way of practice for the full understanding of these three feelings; and it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence (appamāda)."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.