Theragāthā — Versos dos Monges Anciãos — 2.2 — Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer
Ler no Une Sacra1You can’t live by fasting,
but food doesn’t lead to peace of heart.
Seeing how this bag of bones is sustained by food,
I wander, seeking.
2They know it’s just a swamp,
this homage and veneration in respectable families.
Honor is a subtle dart, hard to extract,
and hard for a reprobate to give up.
3That is how these verses were recited by the senior venerable Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer.
Versão: Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato — Bhikkhu Sujato
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