Illuminated Refuge

[Jazz]

Thought this would be appropriate for the monastery. It's my first poetic translation ... please be gentle :)

- Jasmine

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;


my $i = 'void';
my $meditations = path_to_enlightenment();
my $three_jewels = tell ( *REFUGE = *DATA );


MANTRA : until ( $i eq attain( 'enlightenment' ) ){

    seek REFUGE, $three_jewels, 0;
    study <REFUGE>;

    redo MANTRA unless &$meditations > boundaries( $i );

    $i = attain( 'enlightenment' )

}


sub path_to_enlightenment {

    my $merit = 0;

    return sub {

        $merit += practice( 'perfections' );
        $sentient_beings::++;

    }

}

sub practice {

    foreach ( 'generosity', 'morality', 'patience', 'concentration', '
+wisdom',
              'enthusiastic perseverance' ){
        $_{$_}++;
    }

    return 1;

}


sub attain { return @_ }
sub boundaries { return length $_[0] }


print <<ILLUMINATED_REFUGE;

    Sang-gye Cho-dang Tsog-kyi chog-nam-la
    Jang-chub bar-du dag-ni kyab-su-chi
    Dag-gi jin-sog gyi-pe so-nam-kyi
    Dro-la pan-chir Sang-gye drub-par-shog

    I take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
    Until I attain Enlightenment.
    By merit accumulations from practicing generosity and the other pe
+rfections
    May I attain Enlightenment, for the benefit of all sentient beings
+.

ILLUMINATED_REFUGE


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Buddha
Dharma
Sangha