Direct pleasure

As its name suggests, direct pleasure is a sensation of well being felt directly from and immediately after a stimulation, a thought or an action. Thus experiencing sexual pleasure, enjoying a delicious meal, appreciating music, crying with joy at a reunion, being bowled over by a work of art, bursting with joy from exchanging a look with a loved one and feeling the tingling of discovery are all examples of direct pleasure because the experience is immediate, it has not been deferred and has not been achieved via an unpleasant experience. The only thing which motivates direct pleasure is the wish to obtain it. It has not been put off in time, it is not being used to compensate a frustration, nor to avoid an unpleasant situation. It occurs here and now.

The Wisdom of Pleasure, Chapter 1