From the Theravada perspective.
Whatever is felt is included in suffering - Raho,gata Sutta & Maha Kamma,vibhaṅga Sutta
Feeling are 3 types which are related to unsatisfactoriness (everything is not satisfactory or unpleasant):
- Pain is suffering on its own but pleasant when it changes (dukkha-dukkhatā)
- Pleasure in itself is not suffering but leads to suffering since it changes and ends hence
Whatever is felt is included in suffering(vipariṇāma-dukkhatā) - Neutral feeling are suffering as conditioned existence birth, old age and death is unsatisfactory (Sankhara-dukkha) {what is satisfactory is Nirvana which is not associated with any sensation} and also this can very well lead to the above two types of suffering. This is painful when unknown and pleasant when known.
The main culprit here is craving towards pleasant feeling, aversion towards unpleasant and being ignorant of reality when experiencing neutral feelings. [Pahāna Sutta, Cūla Vedalla Sutta, Avijja Pahana Sutta 2]
Coming back to conditioned existance which associated with unsatisfactoriness of existance (Sankhara-dukkha) is suffering as you are not exempt from birth, aging and death. This is associated with ignorance. This can become a pleasure if known (eradicate ignorance) but painful when unknown (with ignorance). Conditioned existance is not unpleasant entirely but connected to it. [Cūla Vedalla Sutta]
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