The cloud transforms into rain.
The flower transforms into earth.
The earth transforms and becomes a flower
    watered by the rain that was the cloud.
Nothing exists on its own.

With greed comes animosity, ignorance, pride,
    thoughts of self-benefit and discontent.
With generosity comes loving-kindness, wisdom, humility,
    thoughts of all others and great joy.

Austerity can make us hard and withdrawn...
    ...indulgence can make us soft and indifferent.
The Middle Path is the balanced way of
    compassion, wisdom, and insight.

As we think
    so we become.

Awakened ones are able to properly help others
    because their actions are born of wisdom.

Do not resent the heavens for one's fate.
Do not blame our problems on others.
Realize the negative cause lies within us,
    was created by us, can only be changed by us,
    resolved by us with understanding, diligence, love.

Lying is a hindrance to faith;
laziness, to progress;
animosity, to mindfulness;
hatred, to deep concentration;
and resentment, to wisdom.