Linked Discourses 1.43

1. On Fire

Food

“Both gods and humans

enjoy their food.

So what’s the name of the spirit

who doesn’t enjoy food?”

“Those who give with faith

and a clear and confident heart,

partake of food

in this world and the next.

So you should dispel stinginess,

overcoming that stain, and give a gift.

The good deeds of sentient beings

support them in the next world.”