Penetrating insight comes as the result of sur-mounting difficult problems; and this insight is a form of spiritual nourishment that comes from the confidence we experience after having successfully solved our problems. This kind of insight is of a higher order; it is more valuable than the resources of a clever salesman, and even materialists will admit that this insight constitutes happiness.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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