Difference between revisions of "Learning from the Dead"
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| − | As I walk in the cemetery | + | As I walk in the [[cemetery]] |
I read the tombstones one by one; | I read the tombstones one by one; | ||
Although only a few lines each | Although only a few lines each | ||
| − | To a careful eye they tell many stories. | + | To a careful [[eye]] they tell many stories. |
II | II | ||
| − | All the things that we worry about, fight for or accomplish, | + | All the things that we {{Wiki|worry}} about, fight for or accomplish, |
| − | In the end are reduced to two dates of birth and death! | + | In the end are reduced to two dates of [[birth]] and [[death]]! |
| − | When we live we are separated by status and households; | + | When we live we are separated by {{Wiki|status}} and households; |
| − | When we die we come here to lie down side by side. | + | When we [[die]] we come here to lie down side by side. |
III | III | ||
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| − | The dead are my real teachers; | + | The [[dead]] are my real [[teachers]]; |
| − | They teach me through their eternal silence! | + | They teach me through their eternal [[silence]]! |
| − | A walk through the cemetery simply dissipates all my worries. | + | A walk through the [[cemetery]] simply dissipates all my worries. |
| − | The dead cleanse my mind by the vivid example of their existence! | + | The [[dead]] cleanse my [[mind]] by the vivid example of their [[existence]]! |
IV | IV | ||
| − | Suddenly I see that life could end at any moment! | + | Suddenly I see that [[life]] could end at any [[moment]]! |
| − | Once I realize that I am so close to death I am instantly free in life. | + | Once I realize that I am so close to [[death]] I am instantly free in [[life]]. |
Why bother to criticize or fight with others? | Why bother to criticize or fight with others? | ||
| − | Let me just be pure in mind and enjoy living! | + | Let me just be [[pure]] in [[mind]] and enjoy living! |
V | V | ||
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Anyone we come across is sure to be | Anyone we come across is sure to be | ||
| − | With us for only this moment; | + | With us for only this [[moment]]; |
Let us be kind to each other | Let us be kind to each other | ||
| − | And make life a merry-go-round! | + | And make [[life]] a merry-go-round! |
VI | VI | ||
| − | May all who are lost in the sorrows and worries of life, | + | May all who are lost in the sorrows and worries of [[life]], |
| − | Wake up to the fact of the closeness of death! | + | Wake up to the fact of the closeness of [[death]]! |
| − | Once you see impermanence face to face, | + | Once you see [[impermanence]] face to face, |
| − | You will enjoy peace and freedom for life! | + | You will enjoy [[peace]] and freedom for [[life]]! |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
{{R}} | {{R}} | ||
| − | By Yutang Lin<br/> | + | By [[Yutang Lin]]<br/> |
[http://www.yogichen.org/gurulin/efiles/e0/e0008.html yogichen.org] | [http://www.yogichen.org/gurulin/efiles/e0/e0008.html yogichen.org] | ||
[[Category:Death & Rebirth]] | [[Category:Death & Rebirth]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:06, 25 January 2016
I
As I walk in the cemetery
I read the tombstones one by one;
Although only a few lines each
To a careful eye they tell many stories.
II
All the things that we worry about, fight for or accomplish,
In the end are reduced to two dates of birth and death!
When we live we are separated by status and households;
When we die we come here to lie down side by side.
III
The dead are my real teachers;
They teach me through their eternal silence!
A walk through the cemetery simply dissipates all my worries.
The dead cleanse my mind by the vivid example of their existence!
IV
Suddenly I see that life could end at any moment!
Once I realize that I am so close to death I am instantly free in life.
Why bother to criticize or fight with others?
Let me just be pure in mind and enjoy living!
V
Anyone we come across is sure to be
With us for only this moment;
Let us be kind to each other
And make life a merry-go-round!
VI
May all who are lost in the sorrows and worries of life,
Wake up to the fact of the closeness of death!
Once you see impermanence face to face,
You will enjoy peace and freedom for life!
