Giving and righteous conduct,
kindness to relatives,
blameless deeds:
this is the highest blessing.
Dānañca dhammacariyā ca,
ñātakānañca saṅgaho;
Anavajjāni kammāni,
etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
~Mangala Sutta
Caring for mother and father,
kindness to children and partners,
and unstressful work:
this is the highest blessing.
Mātāpituupaṭṭhānaṁ,
puttadārassa saṅgaho;
Anākulā ca kammantā,
etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
~Mangala Sutta
Education and a craft,
discipline and training,
and well-spoken speech:
this is the highest blessing.
Bāhusaccañca sippañca,
vinayo ca susikkhito;
Subhāsitā ca yā vācā,
etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
~Mangala Sutta
Living in a suitable region,
having made merit in the past,
being rightly resolved in oneself,
this is the highest blessing.
Patirūpadesavāso ca,
pubbe ca katapuññatā;
Attasammāpaṇidhi ca,
etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
~Mangala Sutta
Not to fraternize with fools,
but to fraternize with the wise,
and honoring those worthy of honor:
this is the highest blessing.
Asevanā ca bālānaṁ,
paṇḍitānañca sevanā;
Pūjā ca pūjaneyyānaṁ,
etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
~Maṅgala Sutta
In the Aggi Sutta, the Buddha says:
"Bhikkhus, there are these three fires. What three?
And for the sake of what benefit should a woman or a man, a householder or one gone forth, often reflect thus:
‘I am the owner of my kamma, the heir of my kamma; ...
