PSALMS OF THE BRETHREN
Canto I. Psalms of Single Verses
Canto I.
Psalms of Single Verses
CXI
Jenta's Dilemma
Translated from the Pali
by
Michael M. Olds
Hard to break, the ties to birth —
But hard is household life to bear;
Fearsome-deep the Dhamma —
But difficult great wealth to gain;
Which-which the Way?
Say...
heartstrings yoked to ceaseless change.