mit Search - Home - Suttas - SN - SN 1:10 The Wilderness ## Browse Suttas Go to Saṃyutta Nikṅya index SN index ## The Wilderness Araā±ā±a Sutta  (SN 1:10) Standing to one side, a devatṅ addressed the Blessed One with a verse: "Living in the wilderness, staying peaceful, remaining chaste, eating just one meal a day: why are their faces so bright & serene?" The Buddha: "They donât sorrow over the past, donât long for the future. They survive on the present. Thatâs why their faces are bright & serene. From longing for the future, from sorrowing over the past, fools wither away like a green reed cut down." See also: AN 3:35; Ud 2:10; Thag 1:14; Thag 1:41; Thag 1:49; Thag 18 - --> - - - -