Pleasure

209. He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim (of life) and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation.

209. Someone who devotes himself to empty pursuits instead of meditation forgets life's true purpose and chases pleasure. In time, he will envy someone who has worked hard at meditation.

210. Let no man ever look for what is pleasant, or what is unpleasant. Not to see what is pleasant is pain, and it is pain to see what is unpleasant.

210. No one should ever seek what is pleasant or what is unpleasant. Not seeing what is pleasant is painful, and seeing what is unpleasant is painful.

211. Let, therefore, no man love anything; loss of the beloved is evil. Those who love nothing and hate nothing, have no fetters.

211. So let no one love anything, because losing what you love brings suffering. Those who love nothing and hate nothing are free from bonds.

212. From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear.

212. Pleasure brings grief. Pleasure brings fear. Anyone free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear.

213. From affection comes grief, from affection comes fear; he who is free from affection knows neither grief nor fear.

213. Affection brings grief. Affection brings fear. Anyone free from affection feels neither grief nor fear.

214. From lust comes grief, from lust comes fear; he who is free from lust knows neither grief nor fear.

214. Lust brings grief. Lust brings fear. Anyone free from lust knows neither grief nor fear.

215. From love comes grief, from love comes fear; he who is free from love knows neither grief nor fear.

215. Love brings grief. Love brings fear. Whoever is free from love knows neither grief nor fear.

216. From greed comes grief, from greed comes fear; he who is free from greed knows neither grief nor fear.

216. Greed brings grief. Greed brings fear. Anyone free from greed knows neither grief nor fear.

217. He who possesses virtue and intelligence, who is just, speaks the truth, and does what is his own business, him the world will hold dear.

217. A person who is virtuous and intelligent, acts fairly, speaks the truth, and attends to his own duties will be loved by the world.

218. He in whom a desire for the Ineffable (Nirvana) has sprung up, who is satisfied in his mind, and whose thoughts are not bewildered by love, he is called urdhvamsrotas (carried upwards by the stream).

218. A man who has begun to long for the Ineffable (Nirvana), whose mind is content, and whose thoughts are not confused by love is called urdhvamsrotas (carried upwards by the stream).

219. Kinsmen, friends, and lovers salute a man who has been long away, and returns safe from afar.

219. Relatives, friends, and lovers welcome a man who returns safely from far away after a long absence.

220. In like manner his good works receive him who has done good, and has gone from this world to the other;—as kinsmen receive a friend on his return.

220. In the same way, a person's good deeds welcome them when they leave this world for the next. They are welcomed as relatives welcome a friend returning home.