Sorrow springs from desire,

fear springs from desire;

one free from desire

has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Sorrow springs from craving,

fear springs from craving;

one free from craving

has no sorrow, let alone fear.

One accomplished in virtue and vision,

firmly principled, and truthful,

doing oneself what ought be done:

that’s who the people love.

One eager to realize the ineffable

would be filled with awareness.

Their mind not bound to pleasures of sense,

they’re said to be heading upstream.

When a man returns safely

after a long time spent abroad,

family, friends, and loved ones

celebrate his return.

Just so, when one who has done good

goes from this world to the next,

their good deeds receive them there,

as family welcomes home one they love.

Minor Collection Sayings of the Dhamma 221–234 17. Anger