There are days like this when you are dying...when you realize that the best speech has no words, and the best times can not be measured on a clock.
The past is already past.
Don't try to regain it.
The present does not stay.
Don't try to touch it.
Don't try to regain it.
The present does not stay.
Don't try to touch it.
From moment to moment.
The future has not come;
Don't think about it
Beforehand.
The future has not come;
Don't think about it
Beforehand.
Whatever comes to the eye,
Leave it be.
There are no commandments
To be kept;
There's no filth to be cleansed.
Leave it be.
There are no commandments
To be kept;
There's no filth to be cleansed.
With empty mind really
Penetrated, the dharmas
Have no life.
Penetrated, the dharmas
Have no life.
When you can be like this,
You've completed
The ultimate attainment.
You've completed
The ultimate attainment.
- Layman P'ang
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That pretty much applies to everyone.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right, Jan.
Delete"The past is the past don't try to regain it." Wise advice.
ReplyDeleteIt can be so tempting, sometimes, Alecia. I have learned and relearned the refrain form Linkin Park's song "Iridescent"..."let it go".
DeleteThanks so much for being here!