for THE ONE WHO STAYED BEHIND
...Please try to not feel the pain my dear
For the guilt abated and my conscience is clear.
One had gone to seek guidance in the Golden Way
The other returned to the world in his lonely day...
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In reality, the soulof a spiritual practitioner is not naturally carefree, so whattouches the reader is the humanistic essence of Supreme MasterChing Hai's poetry. Studying the following verses we can feelHer uneasiness; know how much Her loving memories mean to her;and even sense a touch of remorse when She leaves Her belovedhusband to pledge Her devotion to the Buddha.Thu Phong