Cultivating the Bodhi Path

Issue 270

Composed by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

The Five Turbidities ain’t turbid;
It’s so-called because of afflictions.
The Eight Sufferings ain’t sufferings;
Break through attachments and gain self-liberation.
Without ending the Three Minds, every step is thorny.
Having emptied the Five Desires,
Lotus flowers appear everywhere.

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