It is foolishness to brood over mishaps and mistakes once committed and punish yourself for them...

It is foolishness to brood over
mishaps and mistakes once committed
and punish yourself for them.
What is good of ill-treating the body
for the sake of correcting the mind?

Never brood over the past;
when grief overpowers,
you do not recollect similar incidents
in your past experience and
add to the sum of your grief;
recollect rather incidents
when grief did not knock at your door,
but you were happy instead.

Draw consolation and strength
from such memories and raise yourself
above the surging waters of sorrow.