文／宋．吳山淨端（1031～1104）人生難滿百，花無十日紅；有錢不布施，死了一場空。俗事如麻栗，妄想起重重；多貪心不足，折本一場空。色身不堅固，常憂火宅中；佛經不持念，閑過一場空。富貴多豐足，前緣所種功；今生不修福，後世一場空。勸君家有剩，報答四恩濃；結緣須及早，不捨一場空。──選自《吳山淨端禪師語錄》Verse of Ten Empty Pursuits (Excerpt)Wushan Jingduan (1031 - 1104, Song Dynasty)English translation: Venerable Miao GuangHard it is for humans to live a hundred years in life,rare it is to see a flower in bloom beyond ten days;To have wealth and not be generous,upon death, it is to have lived an empty life.Mundane matters are as numerous as tangled skein,Delusional thoughts arise layer upon layer;With excessive greed, the heart will never be content,To lose one’s inherent natureis to have a lived an empty life.Our physical body is insubstantial,and is constantly troubled within the house of fire;To not recite and uphold the Buddha’s teachings,while leisurely, is to have lived an empty life.An abundance of wealth and fortunecomes from the merits of previous times;To not cultivate blessings in this lifetimeis to have empty cultivations for future lives.One is advised, if there are surpluses at home,to repay in full the four types of kindness*,Seize the moment to develop affinities,so that one will not have lived an empty life.— from Wushan Jingduan Chanshi Yulu(Records of Chan Master Wushan Jingduan)*The kindness of one’s parents,the kindness of all sentient beings,the kindness of one’s nation, and the kindness of the Triple Gem.
593觀看次
