On the mountain peak of Jimlung Lungdro:
Watching—watching the khawo glacier in the upper valley,
the meltwater in the lower valley wasn't noticed.
It's too late for cultivation
Watching—watching the clay slopes of Rumbu,
the daisies spread on the valley floor weren't noticed.
It's too ate to tend the herds.
Watching—watching the green rushes in the lower valley,
the yellow meadow of the upper valley wasn't noticed.
It's too late to gaher the autumn harvest.
Striving—striving for the aims of this life,
the body aging and approaching death wasn't noticed.
It's too late to practice the divine Dharma.
—Godrakpa Sonam Gyaltsen (1170-1249)
