Impermanence is everywhere, yet I still think things will last.
I have reached the gates of old age, yet I still pretend I am young.
Bless me and misguided beings like me,
That we may truly understand impermanence.
Patrul Rinpoche
from the book
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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