Those who become immersed in the world and drown in it only realize the material world and its desires, which we have called physical or mundane sustenance. When you only know this one dimension, you refuse to believe that the land or the transmundane exists — just like a fish.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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