We shrink from descending into ourselves, as the Buddha recommended. Should we persist in our normal self-centered tendencies and behavior in spite of our human birth, we would be wasting a great opportunity. Our tenure in this world should not be that of a troublemaker in the human community. When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.
Existence is sorrow.
Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness. Existence is illusion. Understand, go beyond. This is the way of clarity.