Regard this fleeting world ...

Regard this fleeting world like this: 
 Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn, 
 like bubbles on a fast-moving stream, 
 like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades of grass, 
 like a candle flickering in a strong wind... 
 echoes, mirages, and phantoms, hallucinations, 
 and like a dream.
Regard this fleeting world like this: Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn, like bubbles on a fast-moving stream, like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades of grass, like a candle flickering in a strong wind... echoes, mirages, and phantoms, hallucinations, and like a dream.