Give up mischief.
Be serene.
Leave everything behind you.
Do not take offense
And do not give it.

Want nothing from this world
And nothing from the next.
Be free as the bird who
Leaves no tracks in the sky.

Calmly
Let go of life,
Of home and pleasure and desire.
Let nothing of this world hold you.
Nothing of all creation hold you.

And with great gladness
Know that you are finished.
You have woken from your sleep.

Then in you there will be
No yesterday,
No tomorrow
No today.

Possessing nothing,
Wanting nothing
You will be free.

Without fear, go.
The Deathless is waiting for you."


~The Buddha