This day has passed.
Our lives too are closing,
Like fish with little water
Joy will not last.
Let us work with pure effort,
Work as we would were our heads aflame.
Be mindful of impermanence.
Be careful of idleness.
this is what's being recited as part of evening service at DDM
(n prob some other zen temples as well)
on a similar note, the following is recited at sesshins held at ordinary mind zen school:
Life and death is a grave matter
All things pass quickly away
Each of you must be completely alert
Never neglectful, never indulgent.
both serving as important admonition for all practitioners...
time is fleeting, appreciate this precious life n practice with diligence!
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