the gods of this world are not yet free from sorrow
for caught in samsara, some day they must fall.
if they're bound as we are, how can they protect us?
how can someone in prison free anyone else?
but buddha, his teachings, and those who live by them
are free to give comfort — they'll not let us down.
go to the Three Jewels of Refuge for shelter —
the sons of the buddhas all practice this way.