Food for Thought #31

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

The quest for physical sustenance is simple and shallow, and it leads to war; the search for spiritual sustenance is difficult and deep, and it leads to peace. For this reason, most people in this world go with the flow of their instincts or lower natures. Sometimes it appears as if there are only materialists as far as the eye can see.

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From “Food for Thought,” Some Teachings of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu. Translated from the Thai (อาหารใจ) by Grant A. Olson. 

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