Those who know this world well pay homage to the happiness of the Dhamma, to the importance of true spiritual happiness. They look at physical and material things as matters of expedience, and they see themselves as people who only put these things to proper use in the search for spiritual happiness.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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