Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

Your body is human but your mind is that of an animal. You, a human being, who possess an animal’s mind, please listen to my song.

I shall definitely die. There is no way to prevent my body from finally decaying. Day by day, moment by moment, my life is slipping away. I have no idea when I shall die; the time of death is completely uncertain. Many young people die before their parents, some die the moment they are born – there is no certainty in this world. Furthermore, there

I must give up cherishing myself and instead cherish all other living beings without exception.

Each and every living being is supremely kind and precious to me. They provide me with the opportunity to attain the pure and everlasting happiness of enlightenment – the ultimate goal of human life.