Arañña Sutta: A Face So Calm

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Samyutta Nikaya
SN 1

SN 1.10

PTS: S i 4

CDB i 93

translated from the Pali by

Andrew Olendzki

Alternate translations: Ireland | Thanissaro

[Devata:]

Those who abide in the forest, Peaceful, living the holy life; Those who eat but a single meal; — why is it their face is so calm?

[The Buddha:]

They do not grieve over the past, Nor do they yearn for the future; They live only in the present — That is why their face is so calm. It's from yearning for the future, And from grieving over the past; This is how fools become withered — Like a fresh reed that's been hacked down.

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How to cite this document (a suggested style): "Arañña Sutta: A Face So Calm" (SN 1.10), translated from the Pali by Andrew Olendzki. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition), 2 November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn01/sn01.010.olen.html .

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