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Animals and birds usually

express their hearts through cries.

Humans alone are skilled

in expressing the opposite.

Their speech is of course pleasant,

coherent and unable to be faulted.

But do merchants not also invest

in the hope of acquiring profit?

You should therefore never place

your trust in them, Your Majesty.

For dangerous and injudicious actions

can never be good, even to acquire a goal.

But if it really is necessary to go there, we should simply go and enjoy the lake’s riches. We should not wander there for long, nor incline our minds to staying there. That is my view.”

The flock of geese entreated the Bodhi·sattva again and again to go to the Varanasi lake, their curiosity to see it growing ever stronger. And so, when autumn arrived and the sky was adorned by a bright moon and stars, the Bodhi·sattva complied with their request and set off for the lake, surrounded by the flock of geese with Sumukha at the front, like the moon attended by a mass of autumn clouds.

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As soon as they saw the beauty of the lake,

they were filled with joy mixed with wonder.

Landing radiantly, their splendid forms

rivaled the waters on which they floated.

Garland of the Buddha's Past Lives (Volume 2)

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