all for mankind

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