English
The Ten Gates
The gates, they say, are ten in number;
only someone already on the path can know this.
First comes grief, then fear, then tender awe;
after that, humility, with no trace of hypocrisy.
Next comes the station of complete surrender,
and then they prove the worth of renunciation.
Then scrupulous restraint, then devotion and hope;
after that comes longing, and that is our true home.