ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [187]
Gātha 186
The loss of something desirable causes anguish and, thereafter, misery. Its gain causes contentment and, thereafter, happiness. The wise man, therefore, not getting anguished by the loss of something desirable, should remain ever happy.
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