{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/sam/sn1-9.htm","path":"bud/sam/sn1-9.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/sam/sn1-9.htm","text":"Living in the wilderness,\nstaying peaceful, remaining chaste,\neating just one meal a day:\nwhy are their faces\nso bright & serene?\n[The Buddha:]\nThey don't sorrow over the past,\ndon't long for the future.\nThey survive on the present.\nThat's why their faces\nare bright & serene.\nFrom longing for the future,\nfrom sorrowing over the past,\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fools wither away\nlike a green reed cut down.","title":"SN I.9 Ara\u00f1\u00f1a Sutta","type":"page"}