"The life of mortals is signless, Its length cannot be known in advance; It is difficult and limited And tied up with suffering."
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"There is no possibility That mortals shall not die; Having reached old age they die; Such is the nature of living beings."
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"As fruit, when ripe, Has to fall, So all beings live constantly In the fear that they will die."
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"As a potter's earthen jars Eventually must all break up, So too does the life of mortals Eventually come to an end."
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"The young and the old, The foolish and the wise, All move in the grip of death; All finally end in death."
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"Impermanent are all conditioned things, Affected by rising and falling away; Having arisen they then must cease; Blissful is it when they subside."
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"Before long this body will lie Cast away upon the ground, Bereft of all consciousness Like a useless block of wood."
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"Uninvited he came here, Without leave he departed. He went just as he came, So why lament?"
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"Like gigantic boulders, Mountains reaching to the sky Moving in from all sides, Crushing all in the four directions—"
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"So aging and death come Rolling over living beings- Noble warriors, priests, merchants, Workers, outcasts, and scavengers. They spare nothing; They crush everything."
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"Here elephants can hold no ground, Nor can chariots or infantry. One can't defeat them by a battle of spells Or buy them off by means of wealth."
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"So a wise person, Seeing his own good, Secures firm conviction In the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha."
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"He who practices the Dhamma In thought, word, and deed, Receives praise here on earth And after death rejoices in heaven."
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