Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Bhaddekaratta Sutta

Don not pursue the past
Do not lose yourself in the future
The past no longer is
The future has not yet come
Looking deeply at life as it is, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom
We must be diligent today
To wait until tomorrow is too late
Death comes unexpectedly
How can we bargain with it?
The sage calls a person who knows how to dwell in mindfullness night and day, 'one who knows the better to live alone'.

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