CONTENTMENT · DHAMMAPADA 199
A Quiet Kind of Wealth
Let us live happily then, free from greed among the greedy! among men who are greedy let us dwell free from greed!
Dhammapada 199 · Chapter 15, Happiness · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “Let us live happily then, free from greed among the greedy.” In its chapter, this image points toward forms of happiness rooted in simplicity. Its value is practical when it changes how you meet one choice, relationship, or difficult feeling today. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Where does comparison disturb an otherwise adequate moment?