The Spiritual LifeBrahmacariyasutta

“Mendicants, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of fawning or flattering people, nor for the benefit of possessions, honor, or popularity, nor for the benefit of winning debates, nor thinking, ‘So let people know about me!’“Nayidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati janakuhanatthaṁ, na janalapanatthaṁ, na lābhasakkārasilokānisaṁsatthaṁ, na itivādappamokkhānisaṁsatthaṁ, na ‘iti maṁ jano jānātū’ti. This spiritual life is lived for the sake of restraint, giving up, fading away, and cessation.Atha kho idaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati saṁvaratthaṁ pahānatthaṁ virāgatthaṁ nirodhatthanti.

The Buddha taught the spiritual lifeSaṁvaratthaṁ pahānatthaṁ, not because of legends,brahmacariyaṁ anītihaṁ; but for the sake of restraint and giving up,Adesayi so bhagavā, and because its objective is extinguishment.nibbānogadhagāminaṁ; This is the path followed by the big-hearted,Esa maggo mahantehi, the great seers.anuyāto mahesibhi.

Those who practice itYe ca taṁ paṭipajjanti, as it was taught by the Buddha,yathā buddhena desitaṁ; doing the Teacher’s bidding,Dukkhassantaṁ karissanti, make an end of suffering.”satthusāsanakārino”ti.