When suffering ends, do all emotions also fall away? Is there still a state of joy?
A. In accordance with Buddhist abhidhamma / Buddhist philosophy, there are two types of happiness. One is happiness which can be felt, although we say the other is happiness, it’s not happiness, it’s peace which cannot be felt but we get into it. Happiness which can be felt is called vedethasukkha. The happiness or peace which cannot be felt but can be experienced is called santisukkha, that’s peacefulness. When the dukkha (suffering) ends there’s no feeling of happiness sensation, happy feeling but we experience peace because there is no suffering at all. So when suffering ends, we experience peace, no emotional states, no feeling, no sensation but there’s peace when suffering ends, that’s called santisukkha.
