Prayer of Impermanence

Alas! Although worldly phenomena are without essence,

How pitiful that you grasp at them as real.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Happiness only lasts for a moment,

How pitiful that you hope it will last.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Although you continuously wander in samara, you are still not tired.

How pitiful, you foolish coward.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Although there is no happiness in the activities of samsara,

How pitiful to still not understand this deception.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

There is no delaying or extending life.

How pitiful you continuously hope for permanence.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

When the time comes, no one can help.

How pitiful to hope for permanence in impermanence.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

What kind of time will definitely come?

How pitiful to still hope to live and not to die.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Although seeing, hearing, and understanding that all will die,

How pitiful to still hope for my own permanence.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Although understanding all phenomena is changing,

How pitiful to hope only you will not change.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

When you think seriously, there is no way to be distracted for even a moment.

How pitiful that you are lazy and procrastinating.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

The time of death is uncertain, and you will become a corpse,

How pitiful to waste joy on fleeting pleasures.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Although there is only one destination for all sentient beings,

How pitiful that you hope to escape this.

Bless me that impermanence arises in my mind.

Bless me to remember death.

Bless me to deeply reverse attachment.

Bless me that contentment arises within me.

Bless me to realize everything is an illusion.