[563] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling near Kusinārā, in the forest grove called Baliharaṇa. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus." "Venerable sir," those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:
"Bhikkhus, here a bhikkhu dwells in dependence upon a certain village or town. A householder or a householder's son approaches him and invites him for the next day's meal. If he wishes, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu accepts. Then, when that night has passed, in the morning he dresses, takes his bowl and robe, and approaches the residence of that householder or householder's son; having approached, he sits down on the seat prepared for him. That householder or householder's son, with his own hand, serves and satisfies him with excellent hard and soft food. It occurs to him: 'How good indeed that this householder or householder's son, with his own hand, serves and satisfies me with excellent hard and soft food!' And it also occurs to him: 'Oh, may this householder or householder's son in the future too, with his own hand, serve and satisfy me with such excellent hard and soft food!' He eats that almsfood tied to it, infatuated with it, blindly absorbed in it, not seeing the danger in it, without the wisdom that understands the escape from it. In regard to that he thinks thoughts of sensual pleasure, he thinks thoughts of ill will, he thinks thoughts of harming. Bhikkhus, what is given to a bhikkhu of such a kind is not, I say, of great fruit. For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, that bhikkhu dwells heedless.
"But here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells in dependence upon a certain village or town. A householder or a householder's son approaches him and invites him for the next day's meal. If he wishes, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu accepts. Then, when that night has passed, in the morning he dresses, takes his bowl and robe, and approaches the residence of that householder or householder's son; having approached, he sits down on the seat prepared for him. That householder or householder's son, with his own hand, serves and satisfies him with excellent hard and soft food. It does not occur to him: 'How good indeed that this householder or householder's son, with his own hand, serves and satisfies me with excellent hard and soft food!' Nor does it occur to him: 'Oh, may this householder or householder's son in the future too, with his own hand, serve and satisfy me with such excellent hard and soft food!' He eats that almsfood not tied to it, not infatuated with it, not blindly absorbed in it, seeing the danger in it, with the wisdom that understands the escape from it. In regard to that he thinks thoughts of renunciation, he thinks thoughts of non-ill-will, he thinks thoughts of non-harming. Bhikkhus, what is given to a bhikkhu of such a kind is, I say, of great fruit. For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, that bhikkhu dwells heedful."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.