佛說五無反復經 1.14

1.14

The wife spoke a parable for the brahmacārin: “My husband and I were like flying birds roosting in a tall tree at dusk, resting together for a brief moment; when morning arrives and they awaken early, each flies away seeking food and drink. Meeting when there are conditions, they part when conditions end. So it is with my husband and me: departures and stays, going and coming, are not within my power. He follows his own former actions and cannot be detained. What benefit to the dead are sorrow and weeping?”