Do 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 isIn the very here and now,The practitioner dwellsIn 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 knowsHow to dwell in mindfulnessNight and day“One who knows the better way to live.”
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