Dhammapada · Chapter 15
Happiness
12 verses · We live happily among the hating without hate, among the afflicted in good health, among the busy at peace. Victory breeds enmity; the conqueror sleeps unhappy. Health, contentment, trust, and nibbana — these are the four supreme gains.
Chapter 15
सुखवग्गो
Sukhavagga
15.1
Happily indeed we live, free from hatred among those who hate
15.2
Happily indeed we live, healthy among the afflicted
15.3
Happily indeed we live, free from anxiety among the anxious
15.4
Happily indeed we live — we who own nothing
15.5
Victory breeds hostility; the defeated lies in pain
15.6
There is no fire like lust, no crime like hatred
15.7
Hunger is the greatest illness, formations the greatest suffering
15.8
Health is the highest gain
15.9
Having drunk the taste of solitude and the taste of peace, the one drinking the joy-taste…
15.10
Good is the sight of the noble ones; living with them is always happy
15.11
One who walks with fools grieves for a long time
15.12
Therefore, the steady, wise, learned, vow-keeping, noble one — such a noble person,…