佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經 1.4

1.4

“You monks, when receiving food and drink, you should treat it as taking medicine. Toward the fine and the foul, do not give rise to increase or decrease [in desire], but merely sustain the body to dispel hunger and thirst. Just as a bee gathering from a flower takes only its nectar without harming its color or fragrance, so too should the monk: receive the offerings of others to dispel your own afflictions, and do not seek much and thereby ruin their wholesome mind. Just as a wise person gauges the strength of an ox to see how much it can bear, and does not exceed the measure so as to exhaust its strength.