Having no beginning, but constantly giving birth, this is the path.
When someone born alive does not die prematurely, although mortal, this is constancy.
When someone born alive dies prematurely, it is a misfortune.
That the one who has the beginning invariably dies is the law of the path.
When a mortal dies through his own fault, although his life has not yet ended, this is permanence.
When a mortal lives, it is happiness.
Therefore, a life without a destination is called a path, and the end of life achieved through a path is called permanence.
Death with a purpose is also called a path, and premature death achieved through a path is also called permanence.
When Ji Liang died, Yang Zhu sang while looking at the gate of his house; When Sui Wu died, Yang Zhu cried while looking at his body. When the slave is born, the crowd sings; when a slave dies, the crowd weeps.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru