1月30日

一念境轉
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

外在的風雨，終有停止的一刻，但是我們內在的風
雨，如何才能歸於平靜？

《大莊嚴經》云:「依止因緣，無有堅實；如風中燈，
如水聚沫。」依靠鏡花水月的無常世間，安頓不了我
們的身心。「哭與笑」原是一體，貴在一念轉境。

當你埋怨下過雨的路面，泥濘難行，何不抬起頭來，
看看滿天星光，正為你照亮腳下的路？

──選自《星雲說喻》

January 30th

A Change of Perspective
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Zhi Yue

Rainstorms outside are bound to end sooner or later, but how do
we appease the storms within our minds?

The Vaipulya-Mahavyuha Sutra (Great Adornment Sutra)
says, “Dependent on causes and conditions, nothing is solid or
substantial, just as a candle in the wind, a bubble in the water.”

We cannot rely on the impermanent world, which is like flowers
in a mirror or the moon in the water, to bring peace to our mind
and body. Crying and smiling are two sides of the same coin; what
matters is that change of thought.

After the rain, as you complain about how difficult it is to walk
on the muddy road, why not look up and see that a starry night sky
happens to be lighting up the path beneath your feet?

── from Hsing Yun Shuo Yu (Hsing Yun’s Commentaries on Allegories)