Food for Thought #27

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Those who seek physical happiness necessarily come into conflict with others, because physical happiness comes at the expense of others or is obtained by depending on other surrounding things and conditions. Wherever there is selfishness, there is conflict. 　

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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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