Monks, heavenly beings and humans seek excitement in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects.

Have excitement in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects;

Excite in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects.

With the change, fading away, and elimination of forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects, heavenly beings and humans dwell in discontentedness.

(Reference: SN 35.136)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares how the mind of unEnlightened beings chases after the objects of their affection through “seeking excitement in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects”.

Because beings “have excitement in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects” and “excite in forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects”, the mind will experience discontentedness.

By the mind craving/desiring pleasant feelings through The Six Sense Bases and because the conditions that create the pleasant feelings are not permanent, “with the change, fading away, and elimination of forms, sounds, odors, flavors, physical objects, mental objects, heavenly beings and humans dwell in discontentedness”.

It is through eliminating craving/desire/attachment through The Six Sense Bases (i.e. eliminating the fetter/taint/pollution of mind described as sensual desire) that with the complete elimination of The Ten Fetters, the mind will experience freedom from strong feelings, liberation, peace, and Enlightenment.