CONTENTMENT · DHAMMAPADA 202
At Ease With Simplicity
There 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.
Dhammapada 202 · Chapter 15, Happiness · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “There is no fire like passion.” In its chapter, this image points toward forms of happiness rooted in simplicity. The practical question is whether replaying injury protects you or keeps the injury active. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Let simplicity be a form of wealth today.