DhammapadaBuddhismAccepted ScripturePaliShareDhammapada 15F. Max Muller 1881 - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableF. Max Muller 1881LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Dhammapada 1Dhammapada 2Dhammapada 3Dhammapada 4Dhammapada 5Dhammapada 6Dhammapada 7Dhammapada 8Dhammapada 9Dhammapada 10Dhammapada 11Dhammapada 12Dhammapada 13Dhammapada 14Dhammapada 15Dhammapada 16Dhammapada 17Dhammapada 18Dhammapada 19Dhammapada 20Dhammapada 21Dhammapada 22Dhammapada 23Dhammapada 24Dhammapada 25Dhammapada 26›Dhammapada: HappinessDhammapada 15ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter197Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred! 198Let us live happily then, free from ailments among the ailing! among men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments! 199Let us live happily then, free from greed among the greedy! among men who are greedy let us dwell free from greed! 200Let us live happily then, though we call nothing our own! We shall be like the bright gods, feeding on happiness! 201Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy. 202There 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. 203Hunger is the worst of diseases, the body the greatest of pains; if one knows this truly, that is Nirvana, the highest happiness. 204Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust is the best of relationships, Nirvana the highest happiness. 205He 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. 206The 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. 207He 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. 208Therefore, 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. ‹Previous chapterDhammapada 14Next chapterDhammapada 16›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the United States via Project Gutenberg