Food for Thought #73

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Let us imagine that we are at the seaside: Some people are out there drowning, while some people's heads bob up and down managing to stay above water as they search for the shore. If we expand our view of people in this way, we can see that some are looking for the shore, others can see the shore, others are swimming towards land, some are very close to the beach, others are standing in shallow water, and some have made it ashore and are able to walk on the beach and sit comfortably. What group are you in? No one can answer this better than yourself!

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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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