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.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “FOOD FOR THOUGHT,” translated from the Thai by Grant A. Olson.