Sentient beings, in ignorance, give rise to false views,
Afflictions flow like rivers and burn like flames,
The mentor, with skillful means, appears in this world,
All barriers of darkness are made to cease.
Compassionate light shines, dispelling the fog of delusion,
The sound of wisdom leads us across the abyss of suffering,
The mentor’s guidance is like sweet dew,
Reviving withered hearts to bloom as lotuses.
Praise my mentor, whose virtue knows no bounds,
Guiding the lost onto the righteous path,
With compassion and wisdom, saving all beings,
Forever bathed in his grace, like spring tides.
The world shifts like winds and clouds, ever impermanent,
His torch of truth lights the way ahead,
Defilements cleansed, the mind becomes clear,
Step by step, with the help of him, we reach the other shore.
Praise our kind mentor, whose virtue knows no bounds,
Guiding the lost onto the righteous path,
With compassion and wisdom, saving all beings,
Forever bathed in his grace, like spring tides.
His kindness and compassion shall never be forgotten,
May we follow his teachings, walking the Buddha’s way,
All beings together realize the wisdom of prajna,
Praising our kind mentor Bennie Spirit endlessly, without cease.
Ode to the Benevolent Kind Mentor
