A video made by lay devotees, from shots of Bhante Ānanda walking to his forest kuti in Sri Lanka. First published on TikTok by unknown upasakas.
ජීචිතේ කියන්නෙ
Jīvitē kiyanne
Life is as such
පෙර කරුම ගෙව ගෙවා
Sera karæma geva gevā
Facing off past Karmic debts as you go along
අලුත් කරුම රැස් කර කර
Alut karæma ræs kara kara
Gathering new Karmic deeds as you go along
ඒවත් සංසාරේ ගෙව ගෙවා
Ēvat saṁsārē geva gevā
And facing off those karmic action as a cycle
දවසක හැමදේම දාලා
Davasak hæmadēma dālā
One day you must leave everything behind
හිස් අතින් යන ගමනක්…
His atin yana gamanak…
And go empty handed…
Translation by Hiran Kagaraarachchi