Material Delusion

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Those who let the mind become deluded with material things eventually give in to their lower nature and work against the world. They are fraught with a kind of perpetual kamma that they perceive as insurmountable. The best they can do is tolerate their suffering and cuss their bad luck.

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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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