Transmigrating, I went to hell, 
and to the ghost realm time and again. 
Many times I dwelt long 
in the animal realm, so full of pain. 

I was also reborn as a human, 
and from time to time I went to heaven. 
I’ve stayed in realms of form and formlessness, 
among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, and the non-percipient. 

I know well these created states are worthless—
conditioned, unstable, always in motion. 
When I understood that this is created in myself, 
mindful, I found peace.