Food for Thought #59

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Penetrating insight comes as the result of surmounting difficult problems; and this insight is a form of spiritual nourishment that comes from the confidence we experience after having successful solved our problems. This kind of insight is of a higher order; it is more valuable than the resources of a clever salesman, and even materialists will admit that this insight constitutes happiness.

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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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