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Thag 3.4 - Dhaniya Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/thag3.4/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Verses of the Senior Monks 3.4 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Dhaniya If you wish to live in happiness, longing for the ascetic life, don’t look down on the Saṅgha’s robes, or its food and drinks. If you wish to live in happiness, longing for the ascetic life, stay in the Saṅgha’s lodgings like a snake making use of a mouse’s hole. If you wish to live in happiness, longing for the ascetic life, develop this one quality: be content with whatever is offered.