The First Noble Truth

The universally shared bond
We all have to face alone
Our world is all too familiar
With the many faces it has shown
From birth to old age
An inevitable part of life's essence
There is no getaway
Suffering is ever present.

Transcend suffering
The truth of everything
The Absolute
Erase rebirth
Expel hardship
Exceeding life and death.

Life after life again
Perpetual circular motions
When will we ever learn
The trail to escaping sorrow
Search beyond the sensual world
Dispose of all dependence
Letting go of your earthly self
Bodhi begins with acceptance.

Transcend suffering
The truth of everything
The Absolute
Erase rebirth
Expel hardship
Exceeding life and death.

Transcend suffering
The truth of everything
The Absolute
Erase rebirth
Expel hardship
Exceeding life and death.

We are what we think
With our thoughts we make up our world.

Long was the weary path
Countless times of rebirth
But now that sorrow's plucked
There is no need to return
No earth, no wind, no fire
Nor consciousness or perception
A dimension without desire
The end to suffering.

Transcend suffering
The truth of everything
The Absolute
Erase rebirth
Expel hardship
Exceeding life and death.

Transcend earth.