Seventeenth Chapter: Dhammapada
On Anger
221. Give up anger, give up pride, and free yourself from the worldly bondage. No sorrow can touch those who try not to possess people and things.
222. Those who hold back their anger–a speeding chariot, are real charioteers. Others merely hold the reins.
223. Overcome anger by peacefulness, overcome unkindness by kindness, overcome [...]
Sixteenth Chapter: Dhammapada
Transient Pleasures
209. Don’t run after transient pleasures or neglect the practice of sitting quietly. Those who forget the aim of life and sink into the worldly pleasures, come to envy those who put meditation first.
210. Not seeing what is pleasant brings pain; seeing what is unpleasant brings pain. Therefore go beyond [...]
Chapter Fifteenth: Dhammapada
Happiness and Absolute Joy
197. Let us live in joy, never hating those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.
198. Let us live in joy, never falling ill like those who are ill. Let us live in freedom, without disease even among those who are [...]