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  • XVIII - Impurities
    • 235-238*:
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235-238*235:

    You are now
like a yellowed leaf.
    Already
Yama's minions stand near.
You stand at the door to departure
but have yet to provide
for the journey.

Make236 an island for yourself!
Work quickly! Be wise!
With impurities all blown away,
    unblemished,
you'll reach the divine realm
of the noble ones.

    You are now
right at the end of your time.
    You are headed
to Yama's presence,
with no place to rest along the way,
but have yet to provide
for the journey.

Make an island for yourself!
Work quickly! Be wise!
With impurities all blown away,
    unblemished,
you won't again undergo birth
            & aging.

 




235: Yama = the god of the underworld. Yama's minions or underlings were believed to appear to a person just prior to the moment of death.



236: Impurities, blemishes = passion, aversion, delusion, and their various permutations, including envy, miserliness, hypocrisy, and boastfulness.






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