[411] **"And unopposed, he does not, through craving (taṇhā), hanker greedily after tastes."** "Opposed" (viruddha): that which is resentment of the mind (citta), repulsion, hostility, anger, irritation, indignation, hate, hating, hatefulness, malevolence of mind, mental animosity, wrath, being wrathful, the state of being wrathful, hatred, hating, the state of hatred, ill will, bearing ill will, the state of bearing ill will, opposition, counter-opposition, ferocity, rudeness of speech, displeasure of the mind — this is called opposition. One in whom this opposition has been abandoned, cut off, stilled, calmed, rendered incapable of arising again, burned up by the fire of knowledge (ñāṇa) — he is called "unopposed." "Craving" (taṇhā): craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, craving for dhammas. "Taste" (rasa): the taste of roots, the taste of trunks, the taste of bark, the taste of leaves, the taste of flowers, the taste of fruits; sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, acrid, astringent, palatable, unpalatable, cold, hot. There are some ascetics and brahmins who are greedy for tastes; they wander about seeking the choicest of tastes with the tip of the tongue. Having gotten the sour, they seek the non-sour; having gotten the non-sour, they seek the sour. Having gotten the sweet, they seek the non-sweet; having gotten the non-sweet, they seek the sweet. Having gotten the bitter, they seek the non-bitter; having gotten the non-bitter, they seek the bitter. Having gotten the pungent, they seek the non-pungent; having gotten the non-pungent, they seek the pungent. Having gotten the salty, they seek the non-salty; having gotten the non-salty, they seek the salty. Having gotten the alkaline, they seek the non-alkaline; having gotten the non-alkaline, they seek the alkaline. Having gotten the acrid, they seek the astringent; having gotten the astringent, they seek the acrid. Having gotten the palatable, they seek the unpalatable; having gotten the unpalatable, they seek the palatable. Having gotten the cold, they seek the hot; having gotten the hot, they seek the cold. Whatever they get, they are not contented with that; they go on seeking one thing after another, enamoured of agreeable tastes, greedy for them, bound, infatuated, engrossed, attached, fastened, and impeded by them. But one in whom craving for tastes has been abandoned, cut off, stilled, calmed, rendered incapable of arising again, burned up by the fire of knowledge — he, reflecting wisely, takes food: not for amusement, not for intoxication, not for adornment, not for beautification, but only for the endurance and continuance of this body, for the allaying of affliction, for assisting the holy life, considering: "Thus I shall terminate the old feeling (vedanā) and shall not arouse a new feeling; and there will be for me maintenance of life, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding." Just as one might anoint a wound only for the purpose of its healing, or just as one might grease an axle only for the sake of conveying a load, or just as one might eat the flesh of one's own son as food only for the sake of crossing a wilderness — even so a bhikkhu, reflecting wisely, takes food: not for amusement, not for intoxication, not for adornment, not for beautification, but only for the endurance and continuance of this body, for the allaying of affliction, for assisting the holy life, considering: "Thus I shall terminate the old feeling and shall not arouse a new feeling; and there will be for me maintenance of life, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding." He abandons craving for tastes, dispels it, makes an end of it, brings it to non-existence; from craving for tastes he is withdrawn, refrained, abstained, departed, released, freed, detached, and he dwells with a mind made free of boundaries. Therefore it is said: "And unopposed, he does not, through craving, hanker greedily after tastes." Hence the Blessed One said:
He does not train out of desire for gain,
nor is he angered at loss;
and unopposed, he does not, through craving,
hanker greedily after tastes.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.