“Buddha. I bow and pray not to be destitute in the world.”
This is #101 out of a series of 108 daily Buddhist affirmations that I am attempting to translate with my hands tied behind my back (well not really that, but I’m deliberately not seeking out translations on the internet, using only dictionary and grammar).
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99. 부처님. 저는 모든 생명이 평화롭기를 발원하며 절합니다.
“Buddha. I bow and pray to exist harmoniously with all life.”
100. 부처님. 저는이 세상에 전쟁이 없기를 발원하며 절합니다.
“Buddha. I bow and pray not to be at war with the world.”
101. 부처님. 저는이 세상에 가난이 없기를 발원하며 절합니다.
I would read this one hundred first affirmation as: “Buddha. I bow and pray not to be destitute in the world.”
I would only add that poverty is in part, at least, a state of mind. Not that I deny real causes and inequalities – as a lapsed marxist, I must allow them. But beyond the most basic needs of food and shelter, most of our needs are manufactured for us by our culture. Hence true destitution is starvation and exposure to the raw elements – that’s something worth praying against.
On a lighter note, here’s a handy happiness diagram I found online.
Observe its truth, in your own life, today.
