HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

Words and music by former Bhikshuni Heng Yin (Loni Baur)

All things are impermanent,
Apply yourself with diligence.
This world is filled with woe and sorrow,
Here today and gone tomorrow.

Fame and riches, a dream at dawn,
Waking, you will find them gone.
Wealth and honor, like clouds in the sky,
Shifting and changing as they pass by.

Springtime's flowers in the fall they fade,
Love in time will turn to hate.
This life no, it won't last long,
Just blink your eyes and it's all gone.

There's no secret to happiness.
Just keep working and try your best.
Nothing to lose and nothing to win.
Just cleanse the mind and look within.

All things are impermanent,
Apply yourself with diligence.
This world is filled with woe and sorrow,
Here today and gone tomorrow.