The Time will Come
“It is inappropriate to enjoy myself
Thinking that today alone I shall not die,
For inevitably the time will come
When I shall become nothing.”
The Unleashed Elephant of Mind
“In this (world) unsubdued and crazed elephants
Are incapable of causing such harms
As the miseries of the deepest hell
Which can be caused by the unleashed elephant of mind.”
Endure the Sufferings
“If fishermen, hunters and farmers,
Thinking merely of their own livelihood,
Endure the sufferings of heat and cold,
Why am I not patient for the sake of the world’s joy?”
The Wound of my Mind
“And if I am careful of a wound
Through fear of it being slightly hurt,
Then why do I not guard the wound of my mind
Through fear of being crushed by the mountains of hell?”
Life is Momentary and Deceptive
“Although today I am healthy,
Well‐nourished and unafflicted,
Life is momentary and deceptive:
The body is like an object on loan for but a minute.”