sn.1.12 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Delight

At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Your children bring you delight!
Your cattle also bring you delight!
For attachments are a man’s delight;
without attachments there’s no delight.”
“Your children bring you sorrow.
Your cattle also bring you sorrow.
For attachments are a man’s sorrow;
without attachments there are no sorrows.”