No one in the past, present, or future has ever been completely sated by worldly things. This is because the worldly realm requires “dissatisfaction” as the fuel of contentment. As soon as you feel full, the party is over. No matter how much you seek in this way, you will never quench the “fires of craving”; because whenever these flames start to subside, you set out to look for more firewood — with no time left to realize true fulfillment.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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