* January 1997 *

True Blessings & Hot Air Blessings

To do good is its own good and blessing, there's no need to pray for anyone to bless us.
The blessings dished out ritually are like whirlwinds spinning back and forth
— don't fall for any of that superstitious stuff.

Doing good makes for secure and lasting blessings that the doer knows directly.
If you want to be full of blessings, just put good effort into cultivating wholesomeness
— correctly and sufficiently for ones own reality.

Everyone is born human, with the good and evil fruits of the karma we've done
Stick with Dhamma, believe in Dhamma, overcoming sin, evil, fears, and worry
— just do good and you'll have all the blessings you need.