Yoga....

Some day you will die

lying on your sick bed

about to breathe your last,

you will be assailed by every kind of pain.

Your mind will be filled

with fears and anxieties

and you will not know

what to od or where to go.

Only then you will realize that

you have not practiced well.

The skandhas/aggregates

(matter, sensations, conceptions,

impulses a,d consciousness)

and the four elements in you

will quickly disintegrate,

and your consciousness will be pulled

wherever your ancient,

twisted karma leads it.

Impermanence

does not hesitate.

Death

will not wait

You won't be able

to extend your life 

by even a second.

How many thousands more times

will you have to pass through

the gates of birth and death.

If these words are challenging,

even insulting,

let them be an encouragement

for you to change.

Practise

heroically.

Do not accumulate 

unnecessary possessions.

Don't give up.

Still your mind,

end wrong perceptions,

concentrate, and do not run

after the objects of your senses.

Practice diligently.

Be determined not to let your days

and months pass by wastefully.

"Encouraging words" by Zen Master Guishan