Be thou beware! Oh awakening mind
Of cares are troubles that you will find
With newfound wisdom you may engage the world
But untold cares and troubles, often unfold
Oh searching soul! These cares and trouble are of many a
kind
Differing strategies, just to sabotage the mind
Some cares and troubles, are rid by insight
And, some are rid by restraint
Some cares and troubles, are rid by use
And, some are rid by endurance
Some cares and troubles are rid by avoidance
And some are rid by dispersal, and some by cultivation
Such are the cares and troubles of differing kinds
The ones that sink, the even so slightly distracted minds
Oh diligent mind! What are the cares and troubles got rid by
reflection and insight?
As, reflections may be unwise, or reflections may be wise
So are its fruits of this very device
Reflecting unwisely, on
self and its self-importance
Cares and troubles, that have not yet risen, rise and, those
risen, increase.
Ideas of self, and its self importance, entangle in opinions
and views
A jungle of views and a wilderness of views
Enmeshed in the net of overwhelming views
The broth of sorrow and suffering, readily brews
However, reflecting wisely on the selflessness and humility
And insight into the dependently rising curtain of reality
Cares and troubles that had not yet arisen, never rise and,
those risen, vanish
Such are the cares and troubles, got rid by reflection and
insight
Oh diligent mind!
What are the cares and troubles got rid by restraint?
Senses without moderation
Indulgence without self-control
Seeing and hearing without moderation
Speaking and acting without restraint
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by restraint!
OH diligent mind! What are the cares and troubles got rid by
use!
Foods for sustenance and not for pleasure
Medication for pain and not for intoxication
Material goods for necessity and not for greed
Talents and skills developed out of duty and not for pride
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by use!
OH diligent mind! What are the cares and troubles got rid by
endurance?
Torpor and sloth, when they overwhelm you
Lust and desire, when they distort your senses
Heat and cold, hunger and thirst, when your goal lies is beyond
them
Hurtful language, for the sake of compassion
Inevitable suffering by the virtue of acceptance
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by endurance!
Oh diligent mind!
What are the cares and troubles got rid by avoidance?
Places that preclude, unwholesome deeds
People and company who make you crave for unwanted needs
Actions that foster unhealthy habits
Habits that produce unwholesome consequences
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by avoidance
Oh diligent mind!
What are the cares and troubles got rid by dismissal?
Dismissing
unwholesome thoughts
Not tolerating, rejecting, and discarding, all thinking
that leads to hatred or violence.
Not tolerating, rejecting and destroying, thoughts of lust,
greed and delusion
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by dismissal!
Oh diligent mind! What are the cares and troubles got rid by
cultivation!
Nurturing and practicing, attention and detachment
Avoiding passion
controlled actions
Learning to desist, overpowering
impulses
Understanding
suffering and joy; calmness, and concentration
Thus cultivating mindfulness
Such are cares and troubles got rid by cultivation!
Oh diligent mind! Now I fathom the wisdom of the years
Some cares and troubles, are rid by insight, restraint and
use
And some are rid by endurance and avoidance
Some are rid by dispersal and some by cultivation
Such are the cares and troubles got rid by wisdom
Having rid off all such cares and troubles
The illusion of self and its inherent craving fall apart
The Truth beyond the self, reveals itself ;and suffering finally stops
Oh diligent mind! Awakened thus ! What
more is enlightenment!
