Duppabbajjaṃ durabhiramaṃ, durāvāsā gharā dukhā; Dukkhosamānasaṃvāso, dukkhānupatitaddhagū; Tasmā na caddhagū siyā, na ca dukkhānupatito siyā .
It is hard to leave the world (to become a friar), it is hard to enjoy the world; hard is the monastery, painful are the houses; painful it is to dwell with equals (to share everything in common) and the itinerant mendicant is beset with pain. Therefore let no man be an itinerant mendicant and he will not be beset with pain.
For reflection
The image is simple but demanding: the mind can be cultivated. Each thoughtful choice strengthens peace for oneself and others.