Wisdom of today

Like a poison  that has been ingested,
The commission of even a small sin
Creates in your lives hereafter
Great and terrible downfall.

As when grain ripens into a bounty,
Even the creation of a small merit
Leads in lives hereafter to great happiness
And will be immensely meaningful as well

From the Collection of Indicative Verses
The Great Treatise of the Stages on the Path to Enlightenment