26 : Universal Goodness
The True Objectives of the Four Requisites
Protection
against biting insects,
reptiles, the wind, the sun and nudity
Clothing
Protection
against biting insects,
reptiles, the wind, the sun and nudity
Shelter
The heat-the cold
Hunger-thirst
The need to eliminate
body waste
Food
- Do not eat and drink for fun.
- Do not eat and drink for strength.
- Do not eat and drink for good looks.
- Do not eat and drink for good complexion.
Eat and drink to sustain life.
Eat and drink to assuage
hunger and thirst.
Eat and drink without feeling
too full.
Eat and drink enough so that
one can perform wholesome
deeds.
Medicine
To Protect Against and
to Remove an Illness
Phurajbhavanacariya