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The past is already past,

The future is not yet here,

The present never abides;

Things are constantly changing, with nothing on which to depend;

So many names and words confusingly self-created –

What is the use of wasting your life thus idly all day?

Do not retain your timeworn views,

Not pursue your newly-fashioned imaginations:

Sincerely and wholeheartedly make inquiries and also reflect within yourself;

Inquiring and reflecting, reflecting and inquiring,

Until the moment when no further inquiries are possible;