TANTRIC BUDDHISM (INCLUDING CHINA AND JAPAN)I am Ketusengha of dirty faith;
Ketusengha, a householder.
And you are worldly householders.
We two are dissimilar, different.
You worldly householders appear thus:
For a month, a year, however long,
You think whatever you see, whatever you like, is happiness.
That happiness exists I have not seen.
Like the way of the Nagaraja.
I have experienced the suffering of things becoming ever worse.
When happiness changes, it produces the fury of the planets.
You are always seeking for each other's faults.
First, when there is no mental fog,
You suffer more than an exhausted deer on a dry hill.
Listen to me! If you do not hold the holy doctrine in your mind, you
will be sad!You suffer half your life away worrying about what you do not have.
As soon as you reap the results of having children,
You suffer more than a camel whose baby has died.
If you do not keep the holy doctrine in your mind, you will be depressed.
You suffer half your life away thinking of taking a chance.
As soon as the illusion of having family responsibilities shows itself
To be the equal of a nest ofpretas,
You suffer more jealousy than a mother for her son.
If you do not keep the doctrine in your mind, you will be plagued by
doubts.
You suffer half your life away looking for food and drink.
As soon as a son is born in the house, you send your daughter away.
You suffer more than the gandharvas.
If you do not keep the doctrine in your mind, you will be oppressed by
thoughts of poverty.
You suffer half your life away without food or wealth.
In the end when you are old and bent,
You suffer worse than being stricken with the king's judgement.
If you do not keep the doctrine in your mind, you will be plagued by
doubts.
You suffer half your life away being afraid of death.
Listen to me all you fortunate ones!
If you want to know about worldly suffering,
He who wanders powerlessly through rebirths
Is like one that wanders wittingly through poison.