Bhava Chakra

verse 211

the suffering of the Wheel is dreadful

back and forth turning soil

the ant patrol on its endless round

the Six Paths tangled and confused

change your heads switch face holes

you won't leave your former selves

bring this hell of darkness to an end

don't let your minds go dim

Cold Mountain...

translated from the Chinese by Red Pine

The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain

Copper Canyon Press, 1983