All For Mankind
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ALL FORALL FOR
MANKINDMANKINDA Buddhist
Hymn From
The Wayfarers
Refrain thyself from Refrain thyself from every evil deed :every evil deed :
Establish thyself in good :Establish thyself in good :
Cleanse thine own Cleanse thine own thoughts :thoughts :
This is the Message of This is the Message of the Awakened Ones.the Awakened Ones.
Impermanent, Alas! are all compounded Impermanent, Alas! are all compounded things. Their nature is to rise and fall. things. Their nature is to rise and fall. When they have arisen they cease. The When they have arisen they cease. The
bringing of them to an end is Bliss.bringing of them to an end is Bliss.
WhenWhen Prince Prince Siddharta was Siddharta was
twenty-ninetwenty-nine
He left His He left His Kingdom just Kingdom just
to findto find
That That sorrowful sorrowful
feeling deep feeling deep insideinside
Since the Since the Four SightsFour Sights
He’d seenHe’d seen
Note: The 4 Sights of an old man, a sick man, a dead man and a monk
made Siddhartha contemplate deeply
When When
thethe
moon moon
was way was way up highup high
He left His He left His child, His child, His
beautiful wifebeautiful wife
No goodbye,No goodbye,
No nothingNo nothing
Nor a cryNor a cry
For Mankind that He didFor Mankind that He did
You left Your You left Your princely lifeprincely life
To seek To seek
Eternal Bliss Eternal Bliss
For Mankind For Mankind that You didthat You did
No Sorrow,No Sorrow,
Guilt orGuilt or
PainPain
Ignorant and foolish Ignorant and foolish people become lazy.people become lazy.
The wise man The wise man regards mindfulness regards mindfulness
as his greatest as his greatest treasuretreasure..
It is good to It is good to train the train the
wandering wandering mind.mind.
A mind A mind under under control control
brings great brings great happiness.happiness.
The conquest The conquest of oneself is of oneself is
better than the better than the conquest of conquest of
others.others.
The Words, the Dhamma that The Words, the Dhamma that
He taughtHe taught
We learn, we practise, forget we’ll notWe learn, we practise, forget we’ll not
His Teachings, we’ll followHis Teachings, we’ll follow
For we all knowFor we all know
For Mankind that He didFor Mankind that He did
You left Your You left Your
Princely lifePrincely life
To seek To seek
Eternal BlissEternal Bliss
For MankindFor Mankind
That You didThat You did
No Sorrow,No Sorrow,
Guilt or PainGuilt or Pain
The wise man will give up a lesser The wise man will give up a lesser pleasure for a greater joy.pleasure for a greater joy.
All things are changing. He who realizes All things are changing. He who realizes this is freed from suffering.this is freed from suffering.
This is The Path.This is The Path.
TheThe
EndEnd
May we strive on in the DhammaWith Metta : Bro. Oh Teik BinWith Metta : Bro. Oh Teik Bin