CONTENTMENT · DHAMMAPADA 200

Peace Without Comparison

Let us live happily then, though we call nothing our own! We shall be like the bright gods, feeding on happiness!

Dhammapada 200 · Chapter 15, Happiness · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg

Reflection

The verse begins, “Let us live happily then, though we call nothing our own.” 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

Enjoy one thing without immediately reaching for the next.