“Drowsiness, lethargy, lazy stretching,
Discontent, torpor after meals:
Because of this, here among beings,
The noble path does not appear.”“Drowsiness, lethargy, lazy stretching,
Discontent, torpor after meals:
When one dispels this with energy,
The noble path is cleared.”
sn.1.16 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Drowsiness and Lethargy
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Sleepiness and Sloth
“Sleepiness, sloth, and yawning,discontent, and grogginess after eating:
because of this the noble path
doesn’t shine for creatures here.”
“Sleepiness, sloth, and yawning,
discontent, and grogginess after eating:
when this is energetically fended off,
the noble path is purified.”