Ru ta ngam ngui
The Blessed One said:
One would not chase after the past,
nor place expectations on the future.
What is past
is left behind.
The future
is as yet unreached.
Whatever quality is present
one clearly sees right there,
right there.
Unvanquished, unshaken,
that's how one develops the mind.
Ardently doing one's duty today,
for -- who knows? -- tomorrow
death may come.
There is no bargaining
with Death and his mighty horde.
Whoever lives thus ardently,
relentlessly
both day and night,
has truly had an auspicious day:
So says the Peaceful Sage.
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