為天地立心 / wéi tiān dì lì xīn /
Devote Your Mind to Heaven and Earth
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1月19日
為天地立心
宋 張載 ( 1020~1077 )
為天地立心，為生民立命，
為往聖繼絕學，為萬世開太平。
──選自《張子全書》
January 19th
Devote Your Mind to Heaven and Earth
Zhang Zai (1020 - 1077, Song Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom
Devote your mind to heaven and earth;
Devote your life to the people.
Succeed the wisdom of the past sages;
Create peace for ten thousand generations.
── from Zhangzi Quanshu (Complete Works by Zhang Zi)
References:
《獻給旅行者們365日──中華文化佛教寶典》365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
