sn.1.43 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Food

“They always take delight in food,
Both devas and human beings.
So what sort of spirit could it be
That does not take delight in food?”

“When they give out of faith
With a heart of confidence,
Food accrues to the giver himself
Both in this world and the next.

“Therefore, having removed stinginess,
The conqueror of the stain should give a gift.
Merits are the support for living beings
When they arise in the other world.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Food

“Both gods and humans
enjoy their food.
So what’s the name of the spirit
who doesn’t like 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.”