Verse 291. When Anger Does Not Abate

Who so for self wants happiness
by causing others pain,
entangled in anger’s tangles
one’s from anger never free.

Explanation: The individual who achieves happiness by inflicting pain on others is not freed from anger because he is entangled in the web of anger due to the contact of the anger of other people.

 

Treasury of Truth: Illustrated Dhammapada – 423 Verses

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