Translated into English by Tam Lac Jessica A. Tran
1. Yearn not for a body free of disease and suffering, because without going through pain and illness, sundry desires are easily awakened.
2. Wish not for a life free of mishaps and obstacles, because without them one tends to become arrogant and egotistic.
3. Pray not for a quick shortcut regarding spiritual introspect, because without excruciating effort, one becomes short-learning.
4. Fear not the haunting disturbance of evil while accumulating spiritual strength, because without them one’s determination does not grow solid strong.
5. Hope not for easy success in one’s work, because without difficulties and failures, one tends to undervalue others and become overly proud.
6. Build not relationships on selfish gain, because a relationship based on profit has lost its genuine meaning.
7. Look not for a universal consensus regarding one’s personal opinion, because complete adoption to a single opinion will render narrow mindedness.
8. Expect not repayment or reward from others for one’s services, because calculation and expectation contradicts true service.
9. Engage not irrationally into profitable attractions, because jumping too quickly into temptation may well blind wisdom.
10. Stir not at being victim of injustice, because eagerness to clarify reputation belongs to an ego too attached to loose.
These are the Buddha’s teachings:
– Consider disease and suffering as medicines to the body
– Use mishaps as a means of self-liberation
– Treat obstacles as enjoyable challenges
– Greet haunting spirits as good companions
– Consider difficulties as life enjoyments
– Thank bad friends as helping you in self-adjustment
– View unpleasant dissidents as friendly entertainment
– See favors as merely unimportant sandals plentiful to dispose
– Take disinterest from temptation as an honourable achievement.
– Employ injustice as entry doors to spiritual perfection.
To accept obstacles will bring wisdom, but to pray for wisdom will inevitably bring obstacles. It was within all obstacles approaching that The Thus Comes One enlightened to the Ultimate Bodhi. He gladly instilled perfection to the Path of Enlightenment to all the people who wished to do harm to him, even the great ill seeker that was named Devadatta.
Thus, does not the difficulty faced in life bring beneficial results, and could not the destruction and damage of others bring support to one’s achievements?
Today Buddhist practitioner, because they firstly fear to throw themselves into all types of obstacle, so when true obstacles come their way, they are too helpless to fend for themselves. The Absolute Dharma of nobility and superior ambition thus diminishes because of this pity, how regretful, how resentful!?
Reference https://www.buddhismtoday.com/viet/phatphap/10dieutamniem.htm