Free from passion and desire, you have stripped the thorns from the stem.
Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten.
Remember that the only constant in life is change.
Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.
He who is grateful doesn't suffer.
Realizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views