Monks, heavenly beings and humans seek excitement in forms, have excitement in forms, excite in forms. With the change, fading away, and elimination of forms, heavenly beings and humans dwell in discontentedness.

(In the case of sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, and mental objects, the discourses are similar to that of forms.)

But, Monks, The Tathāgata, the Arahant, The Perfectly Enlightened One, has understood as they really are the cause and the disappearance, the gratification, the danger, and the escape in the case of forms. He does not seek excitement in forms, does not have excitement in forms, does not excite in forms. With the change, fading away, and elimination of forms, The Tathāgata resides joyful.

(In the case of sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, and mental objects, the discourses are similar to that of forms.)

(Reference: SN 35.136)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares a quality of mind that he has cultivated in the attainment of Enlightenment so that the Students could then actively apply effort to cultivate that same mental quality.

It is very challenging for an unEnlightened mind to understand the experience of Enlightenment and understand how to attain this mental state. Through The Buddha describing his own qualities of mind, Students can then more readily learn, reflect, and practice to experience the same results. Gotama Buddha sharing that he “does not have excitement in forms” would help Students to understand they will need to cultivate these same qualities of mind to experience Enlightenment.

Through the elimination of the fetter/taint/pollution of mind described as sensual desire, a Practitioner will be able to eliminate all discontent feelings including pleasant feelings.

Pleasant feelings are unsatisfactory because they are temporary, they are impermanent.