Dhammapada Verses 209 - 211: Cherished

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 209
ayoge yuñjamattānaṃ, yogasmiñca ayojayaṃ.
atthaṃ hitvā piyaggāhī, pihetattānuyoginaṃ.

Verse 210
mā piyehi samāgañchi, appiyehi kudācanaṃ.
piyānaṃ adassanaṃ dukkhaṃ, appiyānañca dassanaṃ.

Verse 211
tasmā piyaṃ na kayirātha, piyāpāyo hi pāpako.
ganthā tesaṃ na vijjanti, yesaṃ natthi piyāppiyaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 209
Giving himself to things to be shunned and not exerting where exertion is needed, a seeker after pleasures, having given up his true welfare, envies those intent upon theirs.

Verse 210
Seek no intimacy with the beloved and also not with the unloved, for not to see the beloved and to see the unloved, both are painful.

Verse 211
Therefore hold nothing dear, for separation from the dear is painful. There are no bonds for those who have nothing beloved or unloved.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp209-220/en/buddharakkhita#209

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