Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association)
Venerable Shravasti Dhammika
The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom
There are four kinds of happiness to be won by a household who enjoys sense pleasures from time to time and when occasion offers. What four? The happiness of ownership, the happiness of wealth, the happiness of freedom from debt, and the happiness of blamelessness.
♦ And what is the happiness of ownership? Concerning this, a household has wealth acquired by energetic striving, won by strength of arm and sweat of brow, justly and lawfully won. When he thinks of this he feels happiness and satisfaction.
♦ And what is the happiness of wealth? Concerning this, a household has wealth justly and lawfully won, and with it he does many good deeds. When he thinks o this he feels happiness and satisfaction.
♦ And what is the happiness of freedom from debt? Concerning this, a household owns no debt large or small to anyone, and when he thinks of this he feels happiness and satisfaction.
♦ And what is the happiness of blamelessness? Concerning this, the noble disciple is blessed with blamelessness action of body, speech and mind, and when he thinks of this he feels happiness and satisfaction.
