Here’s a powerful lesson gathered from Venerable Mengcan’s teaching below.
Loosely translated:
What is life? It’s impermanent.
What is there to vex about? There is no need to.
Let things go.
You think you are in control of your body? You think your body is yours? Think again. Can you control your illness?
When something terrible is over, you know its over and nothing to be concerned about.
It’s the same when you are confronting it at the moment.
Nothing to be concerned about. Let things go.
Life is just that.
