2012-02-03

Craving is Like a Hateful Gluttony

“Oh good man! Why do we say that, inevitably, we partake of what is not helpful?  For example, there is a man here who partakes of what is useless. Having partaken, he feels a pain in his stomach, suffers from diarrhea, and dies. The same happens with the food of craving. All the beings of the five realms cling to gluttony. As a result, they get reborn in the three evil realms, except the Bodhisattva. This is why we speak of ‘eating what is not helpful’.”

Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 20 - On Holy Actions 2.

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