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SN 1.12 Delight

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SN 1.12 - Delight
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Linked Discourses 1.12
2. The Garden of Delight
Delight
At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Children bring you delight!
Cattle also bring you delight!
For attachments are a man’s delight;
without attachments there’s no delight.”
“Children bring you sorrow.
Cattle also bring you sorrow.
For attachments are a man’s sorrow;
without attachments there are no sorrows.”