Do we have to let go the "Subha Sanna" completely?
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To seek refuge only in the Tripple Gems, good householder, is the quality starting with entering the stream of Dhamma, the quality possessed by those heading toward the Deathless.
Once this refuge has been gained, one can let go of the perception of attractiveness of all in the world of senses. But just to be sure, it isn't wise to let go before not having gained the haven, as it would just turn into desire for not-becoming, yet the path requires Bhava in a sense of gati, not agati.
Mudita
[Note that this isn't given for stacks, exchange, other worldbinding trades, but for an escape from this wheel]
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Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, and Asubha Vs Nicca, Sukha, Atta, and Subha mainly intend for monks, not for laypeople. However, when you progress in the path you acquire these qualities gradually.
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Subha sometimes is used in a kusala context. For example, in 8 vimokkhas, one of them is subha, and the commentaries explain subha there as: 1779 subha footnote from bodhi Subhant’eva adhimutto hoti. Mp: “By this what is shown are jhānas based on extremely purified color kasiṇas, such as blue, etc.” Mp points out that Paṭis, a canonical exegetical treatise, defines the emancipation on the beautiful as the four immeasurable states (loving-kindness, compassion, altruistic joy, and equanimity); see Paṭis II 39,14–26. It seems that the first emancipation comprises the first two bases of overcoming; the second, the second two bases of overcoming; and the third, the remaining four bases of overcoming.
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The word subhasaññānuvattinī occurs exactly once in the five Nikayas and it warns of a danger:
Thig5.3:1.1: Due to improper attention, I was racked by desire for pleasures of the senses. I was restless in the past, lacking control over my mind. Overcome by corruptions, pursuing perceptions of the beautiful, I gained no peace of mind. Under the sway of lustful thoughts, thin, pale, and wan, for seven years I wandered, full of pain,
Perceptions of the beautiful should not be confused with the third liberation:
AN8.66:3.1: Subhanteva adhimutto hoti.
AN8.66:3.1: They’re focused only on beauty.
The third liberation results from the heart's release by love.
SN46.54:12.9: The apex of the heart’s release by love is the beautiful, I say, for a mendicant who has not penetrated to a higher freedom.
The heart's release by love is mettācetovimutti, it is not the heart's release by the perception of beauty.
So although the Triple Gem is certainly beautiful, we should have proper attention towards the Triple Gem instead of merely perceiving them as beautiful.
AN2.126:1.1: “There are two conditions for the arising of right view. What two? The words of another and proper attention.
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