CONTENTMENT · DHAMMAPADA 205

Enough for This Moment

He 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.

Dhammapada 205 · Chapter 15, Happiness · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg

Reflection

The verse begins, “He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity, is free from fear and free….” 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

Which desire can rest for one day?