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Consider this: desire is like salt water. When we are thirsty, we drink it, but it never really satisfies our thirst. This is the wisdom of the 21st verse, which says: Sensual pleasures are like salty water; The deeper you drink, the thirstier you become. Any…
Verse 20 teaches us to tame our anger. It says, If one does not conquer one’s own hatred, The more one fights outer enemies, the more they will increase. Therefore, with the armies of loving-kindness and compassion, To tame one’s own mind is the practice of…
Verse 19 reminds me of the line in Star Wars when Han Solo tells Luke Skywalker, “Don’t get cocky, kid.” It reads, Even when you are famous, honored by all And as rich as the god of wealth himself, Know that success in the world is…
Verse 18 teaches us to love undauntedly. It reads, Even if one has a poor livelihood, is always insulted by people And is afflicted by a very severe illness or evil spirits, It is still the practice of a bodhisattva undauntedly to take on The negativities…
