Do Good & The Spirits Won’t Laugh

Do Good & The Spirits Won’t Laugh

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Hey, tell me, how does one do good?
Do good by keeping the spirits from laughing at you!

What about these spirits, what are they anyhow?
They are neither good nor evil, but they have eyes!

How can spirits know what’s good and evil?
Just stray from your humanity, they’ll call you crazy!

Don’t tease, what do laughing spirits have to do with it?
Because people are likely to be sorry for a long time!

Why do spirits bother to ridicule us anyway?
They want all of us, and themselves, to give up evil!

You mean we must be good till the spirits “Amen” ?
If you do, they won’t trick you and you can laugh!

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