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# Thag 1:93 · Eraka
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-93/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:41:31.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 1:93. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Sensual pleasures are stressful,

Eraka.

Sensual pleasures aren’t ease.

Whoever loves sensual pleasures

loves stress, Eraka.

Whoever doesn’t,

doesn’t love stress.

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F93.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*