For a person always mindful,
knowing moderation in the food he’s obtained,
his pains grow slender;
gradually he ages, guarding his life.
For a person always mindful,
knowing moderation in the food he’s obtained,
his pains grow slender;
gradually he ages, guarding his life.
Notes
1. The commentary to Dhammapada 325 contains a more elaborate version of this story, the main differences being that Prince Uttara is the person asked to recite the verse, and the verse he recites is considerably stronger than the one given above:
When torpid & over-fed,
a sleepy-head lolling about
like a stout hog, fattened on fodder:
a dullard enters the womb
over &
over again. — Dhp 325
The two differences may be related. The king might not have tolerated this stronger verse in the mouth of a mere courtier.
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