The monk going for alms,
supporting himself and no other:
The devas adore one who is Such
if he’s not intent
on fame & praise.
Notes
1. A monk who makes a steady practice of eating only the food received while going for alms.
2. SN 21:1 equates noble silence with the second jhāna. This apparently relates to the fact that directed thought and evaluation, which MN 44 identifies as verbal fabrications, are abandoned when going from the first jhāna into the second.
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