{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn1.10/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn1.10","id":"suttacentral_sn1.10","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn1.10/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse: \u201cLiving in the wilderness, peaceful spiritual practitioners eat just one meal a day: so why is their complexion so clear?\u201d \u201cThey don\u2019t grieve for the past, nor do they pray for the future; they feed on whatever comes that day, that\u2019s why their complexion\u2019s so clear. Because they pray for the future, and grieve for the past, fools wither away, like a green reed mowed down.\u201d","title":"Wilderness","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":79}