I hope you are not vicious,
Do not steal,
Are not promiscuous,
And do not lie.
I hope you do not cause discord,
Do not slander others,
Do not covet others' goods,
And are not hostile toward anyone.
May you not stand on the wasteland of views;
May your intelligence not be taken away by habits;
May you not exert bad influence on people
By guile or deceit.
Do you love and respect your parents,
Relatives, friends, and elders?
Does your heart reach out
To give to the poor to help them?
Are you well disposed toward spiritual benefactors
Who tell you about religion at the appropriate time?
Are you truly healthy and capable
In body and mind?
Do you respect the buddhas
And love the enlightening beings?
Do you know the supreme Teaching
From which the enlightening beings are born?
Can you abide by the supreme religion
And not do any wrong?
Do you have higher love and respect
For the infinite ocean of virtues?
Are you kind
To the helpless and lost?
Are you really compassionate
Toward evildoers?
Are you most happy
To see the success of others?
Are you indifferent, by the power of wisdom,
To those who annoy you for no reason?
Seeing people in the slumber of ignorance,
Do you firmly seek supreme enlightenment?
Would you not weary of endless ages
Of spiritual practice?
~The Avatamsaka Sutra
No comments:
Post a Comment