Whenever an egoistic thought or feeling arises, there is suffering at once and the suffering always fits the particular kind of ‘I’ that is being born.

If ‘I’ is human, it suffers like a human.

If ‘I’ is an angel, it suffers angelically.

If ‘I’ is demonic, it suffers hellishly.

In one day, there may be many births, many dozens of births, and every one of them is unsatisfactory, frustrating, and painful. To destroy this kind of birth is Nibbāna.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “NO RELIGION,” translated from the Thai by Santikaro.