DhammapadaBuddhismAccepted ScripturePaliShareDhammapada 7F. 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: The Venerable (Arhat)Dhammapada 7ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter90There is no suffering for him who has finished his journey, and abandoned grief, who has freed himself on all sides, and thrown off all fetters. 91They depart with their thoughts well-collected, they are not happy in their abode; like swans who have left their lake, they leave their house and home. 92Men who have no riches, who live on recognised food, who have perceived void and unconditioned freedom (Nirvana), their path is difficult to understand, like that of birds in the air. 93He whose appetites are stilled, who is not absorbed in enjoyment, who has perceived void and unconditioned freedom (Nirvana), his path is difficult to understand, like that of birds in the air. 94The gods even envy him whose senses, like horses well broken in by the driver, have been subdued, who is free from pride, and free from appetites. 95Such a one who does his duty is tolerant like the earth, like Indra's bolt; he is like a lake without mud; no new births are in store for him. 96His thought is quiet, quiet are his word and deed, when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge, when he has thus become a quiet man. 97The man who is free from credulity, but knows the uncreated, who has cut all ties, removed all temptations, renounced all desires, he is the greatest of men. 98In a hamlet or in a forest, in the deep water or on the dry land, wherever venerable persons (Arhanta) dwell, that place is delightful. 99Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the passionless will find delight, for they look not for pleasures. ‹Previous chapterDhammapada 6Next chapterDhammapada 8›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