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What do I seek in this life?
Winter, summer fleeting show,
Turn back, how many years ago?
Longing unfulfilled,
Encountering what is undesired
Did I gain what I sought? Who knows?
Can't explain the fault in loss or gain,
World's impermanence, no trace to chain.
Where to seek the blame?
What do I seek in this life?
Always deciding what to hold, what to cast aside.
I've spent my entire life chasing.
Yet, I can never reach what has already run away.
What do I seek in this life?
Lost in the maze, visions forever veiled.
I never anticipated losing everything I had.
What do I seek in this life?
Compromised, yet fought with all my might.
Each speck of color in the dream, once dispersed, how can it be reclaimed?
What do I seek in this life?
Who cares about praise and criticism?
I never anticipated losing everything I had.
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Translations of "一生何求 (Yat sang ho ..."
English #1, #2
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This song encapsulates the Buddhist concept of Duḥkha, which encompasses suffering derived from 'not getting what is wanted,' 'association with the unbeloved,' and the Buddhist teaching of impermanence.