[emily]

so 'nirodha' is when the fires of greed, hatred & delusion are extinguished. that is all

A radical change of quality in its meanings. So, the contact of the "run of the mill" person is "on fire" while the contact of the Arahat or the Noble Disciple is the one where lust, hate and delusion are extinguished or quenched.

when contact 'quenches' (cools down) or is 'extinguished', this means the fires of greed, hatred & delusion are extinguished from contact

this is the same as when a house fire is extinguished. if the fire truck arrives on time, the fire is extinguished but the house remains

the house does not 'cease'

similarly, contact and feelings do not 'cease'

the suttas make it clear an arahant does not cease to experience contact and feelings

with metta

element Understood... So, for the cases of "cessation", in the suttas, are to be understood as Nirodha?

Thanks a lot Element,