Inviting a Buddha to Dwell (Zen Buddhist Sutra, Part 5)
Date: 21-01-2019||
VOW TO RETURN THE BUDDHA WORLD
I humbly bow to the Great Being (Buddha in Ten Direction),
May Your Eminence help me be liberated from the cycle of worldly attachments.
Life's scenes are madly swirling!
So much pain and countless worries torment me. ☀️
I mistakenly donned the garment of worldly desires,
When will I be able to shed it off?
Like a child separated from home,
Lost, wandering farther and farther away. ☀️
Lost and alone on the path of life,
There, a deserted cave, there, a wild forest.
Tiger and wolf is lurking me,
My mind is terrified, crying out in horror! ☀️
Flickering shadows of demons and ghosts!
My heart beats anxiously as I earnestly pray.
The deeper I tread into the forest of life,
The more terrifying and anxious it becomes. ☀️
My body faces dreadful scenes!
As a feeble being, I feel the chilling solitude.
The path to Zen Buddhism learning is distant and desolate,
Alas, the worldly realm is a harsh battleground! ☀️
Entering the realm of sorrow and suffering!
Countless distressing worries surround me.
Filled with countless shadows and figures!
What crime did I commit to be reborn to Hell? ☀️
Tired of enduring the torments of countless existences,
Saddened by the fate of being lost and alienated.
Amidst the bewildering forest,
No one guides me on the path back home. ☀️
Innocence as memory are long gone,
Replaced by obstacles that consume my spiritual essence.
Simultaneously, many beings around me,
Ensnare me in the cycle of samsara! ☀️
Once entangled in the karmic web,
What remains when the soul is sent, the name is recorded?
Numerous lifetimes intertwined like dreams,
The more I wander, the more I become attached! ☀️
Distracted by building castles of illusions,
In a realm of illusions, time stretches endlessly.
The blossoms of lotus has withered away,
My true nature is lost, replaced by ignorance! ☀️
In the worldly realm, I've suffered through countless existences,
Entrapped in the web of caring and entangled in loving.
Mental distress and material bondage tighten their grip,
Imprisoning by houses, even for a morsel of food. ☀️
The pain lingers, causing remorseful cries,
Hungry ghosts and evil spirits torment me.
My wretched body is left to endure,
Suffering of death is even more, constantly seizing and grasping. ☀️
My heart is burdened with sorrow and regret,
Having stained my spiritual essence with the scent of the worldly.
This body is already burdened with delusion!
Realizing the suffering that lies in every path and situation. ☀️
The mind is troubled by the pain and anguish,
Often desiring to find an escape route.
Oh, how tightly I am bound to the worldly realm,
How can I ever break free from it in one attempt? ☀️
Karmic ties refuse to release their grasp,
My strength is feeble, making it difficult to transcend life's laws.
In the sea of worldly suffering, I am unsure where to cling to.
Now, I am suffocating, gasping for breath. ☀️
I humbly bow to the Great Being,
May Your Eminence help me be liberated from the cycle of worldly attachments.
With immeasurable and boundless compassion,
Please save me from the prison of suffering and torment. ☀️
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