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Milarepa
The
Sufferings of Animals
Shiwa
Aui then requested, "Now please tell us of the sufferings of animals."
Whereupon
Milarepa sang:
Animals,
alas, are ignorant and benighted;
Most stupid men will incarnate amongst them.
Blind and enslaved by evil Karma,
The ignorant know not Dharma's Truth.
Blind both to evil and to virtue,
They quickly waste their lives away.
Unable to reason and use symbols,
They act like blind automations;
Unable to distinguish wrong from right,
Like maniacs, they do much wrong.
Some people even say 'tis good'
(To be an animal);
Since it does neither regret nor repent,
Alas! How foolish is this thought!
Then, all stupid life-takers
Will incarnate as beast;
The fools who know not right from wrong,
And those who harbour vicious thoughts,
Will incarnate as common brute.
Hard it is for me to describe
Their Karmas, but think on my words
And cultivate your minds.
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