Dhammapada · Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Sukha-Vagga (Happiness)
Translated by F. Max Müller (1881, Sacred Books of the East vol. 10, public domain), 1881. Public domain.
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Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred!
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Let us live happily then, free from ailments among the ailing! among men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments!
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Let us live happily then, free from greed among the greedy! among men who are greedy let us dwell free from greed!
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Let us live happily then, though we call nothing our own! We shall be like the bright gods, feeding on happiness!
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Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy.
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There is no fire like passion; there is no losing throw like hatred; there is no pain like this body; there is no happiness higher than rest.
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Hunger is the worst of diseases, the body the greatest of pains; if one knows this truly, that is Nirvana, the highest happiness.
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Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust is the best of relationships, Nirvana the highest happiness.
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He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity, is free from fear and free from sin, while he tastes the sweetness of drinking in the law.
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The sight of the elect (Arya) is good, to live with them is always happiness; if a man does not see fools, he will be truly happy.
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He who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way; company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful; company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinsfolk.
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Therefore, one ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the much enduring, the dutiful, the elect; one ought to follow a good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars.