緇門警訓 2.55

2.55

Rising at the hour of the tiger, one can accomplish tasks; / Economizing words, in the end one has few regrets. / When the body is at peace, be diligent in śīla and samādhi; / When affairs are simplified, reduce social associations. / The faults of others are not worth disputing; / One's own errors should be personally cultivated and amended. / A hundred years have a definite limit; / When will worldly affairs ever cease? / Shaving the hair, one enters the ranks of the Saṅgha; / One ought to equal the highest stream. / Why chase after worldly changes, / With intentions and thoughts still clamorous and superficial? / The four kindnesses are heavy as mountain peaks; / Not even a mite has yet been repaid. / Ignorantly dwelling in a grand hall, / Hurrying about—what are you seeking? / Life and death hang on a single breath; / Arising and ceasing are like floating bubbles. / Do not allow what lies beneath the square robe / To turn instead into a cause for Avīci Hell.