Happiness (Sukha Vagga)
Verse 202
Pāli Source
N’atthi rāgasamo aggi, n’atthi dosasamo kali; n’atthi khandhādisā dukkhā, n’atthi santiparaṃ sukhaṃ.
English Translation
There is no fire like passion, no misfortune like aversion, no suffering like these aggregates we call a self, and no happiness greater than peace.
Way to Enlightenment draft translation — not yet reviewed for accuracy.
Editorial Note
From the Sukha Vagga (Happiness) — a compact list-verse contrasting the worst of experiences with the best.
Source
Pali critical edition: O. von Hinüber & K.R. Norman (Pali Text Society, 1995), digitized by the Dhammakaya Foundation via GRETIL, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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