Chapter 13 - Our Body Is The Earth

There is stress in both
Falling in and out of favour,
Why?
In wanting favour,
We fear to lose it,
We fear to not have it,
Thus stressful either way.

All of suffering feels
As if our body is under threat.
Why?
To experience suffering,
We need our body,
If no body,
Who feels the suffering?

To treasure all as our body
Protects our mother earth,
To love all as our body,
Governs our mother earth.

宠辱若惊，贵大患若身。何谓宠辱若惊？宠为下，得之若惊，失之若惊，是谓宠辱若惊。何谓贵大患若身？吾所以有大患者，为吾有身，及吾无身，吾有何患？故贵以身为天下，若可寄天下；爱以身为天下，若可托天下。