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1. A Reed
10. Wilderness
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:
“Living in the wilderness,
peaceful spiritual practitioners
eat just one meal a day:
so why is their complexion so clear?”“They don’t worry about the past,
nor do they long for the future;
feeding on whatever comes in the present day,
that’s why their complexion is so clear.Because they long for the future,
and worry about the past,
fools wither away,
like a green reed mowed down.”