Dhammapada · Chapter 16
Affection (The Beloved)
12 verses · From attachment springs grief, from attachment springs fear; for one freed from attachment there is neither grief nor fear. Hold nothing as dear, nor as not-dear — both states bind. The unbound heart alone is safe.
Chapter 16
पियवग्गो
Piyavagga
16.1
One who applies oneself to what is not one's business and fails to apply oneself to what…
16.2
Do not seek union with the beloved, nor ever with the unbeloved
16.3
Therefore, do not make anything beloved — separation from the beloved is grievous
16.4
From the beloved springs grief; from the beloved springs fear
16.5
From affection springs grief; from affection springs fear
16.6
From delight springs grief; from delight springs fear
16.7
From sense-pleasure springs grief; from sense-pleasure springs fear
16.8
From craving springs grief; from craving springs fear
16.9
One endowed with virtue and right view, established in the Dhamma, a knower of truth,…
16.10
One in whom the desire for the Inexpressible has arisen, whose mind is touched by it,…
16.11
A person long absent from home, safely returned from afar — relatives, friends, and…
16.12
Just so, the doer of merit who has gone from this world to the next — merits receive him,…