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by Milarepa  At the moment you are fond of large estate sites, You surround yourself with a manor and its grounds, But when your time to go has come, You’ll have to leave it behind you like an empty shell. Are you aware that this is what will happen? You’d do well to remember and keep it well in mind. At the moment you are fond of fame and fortune, You surround yourself with power and pomp, But when your time to go has come, Who will you turn to, not a refuge in this sorry world for you. Are you aware that this is what will happen? You’d do well to remember and keep it well in mind. At the moment you are fond of family relations, You surround yourself with relatives and friends, But when your time to go has come, you’ll have to leave them, Kin and dear ones, every last one. Are you aware that this is what will happen? You’d do well to remember and keep it well in mind. At the moment you like admirers and helpers, You surround yourself with children and good things, But w...