WildernessAraññasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Living in the wilderness,“Araññe viharantānaṁ, peaceful spiritual practitionerssantānaṁ brahmacārinaṁ; eat just one meal a day:Ekabhattaṁ bhuñjamānānaṁ, so why is their complexion so clear?”kena vaṇṇo pasīdatī”ti.

“They don’t grieve for the past,“Atītaṁ nānusocanti, nor do they pray for the future;nappajappanti nāgataṁ; they feed on whatever comes that day,Paccuppannena yāpenti, that’s why their complexion’s so clear.tena vaṇṇo pasīdati.

Because they pray for the future,Anāgatappajappāya, and grieve for the past,atītassānusocanā; fools wither away,Etena bālā sussanti, like a green reed mowed down.”naḷova harito luto”ti.