法苑珠林 86.9

86.9

‘Like an untamed horse,
In heedlessness you commit manifold evils.
How can you cast aside shame and remorse,
And abandon the methods of taming?
Your deportment and movements
Were once pleasing for people to behold;
Flying birds and running beasts
Looked upon you without fright or fear.
Walking, you feared harming ants;
With kindness and sorrow you pitied sentient beings.
Where does such a compassionate mind
Reside now?’