A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

21: Desires
418. Anāgatappajappāya, atītassānusocanā,
Etena bālā sussanti, naḷo va harito luto.” ti
It is through grief over the past,
And through yearning for the future,
That fools dry up, like a green reed
That has been mowed down in the field.”
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