7月31日

「小」之妙用
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

一滴水，能匯聚成汪洋大海；
一粒種，能收割成滿倉穀糧；
一句話，能流傳至千秋萬世；
一顆心，能蘊涵有無盡寶藏。

不誇小善，終積大德；
正如涓流，點滴匯聚，終成大海；
不除小惡，終必敗事；
則如磨石，不見其減，日有所損。

小小金剛，能壞須彌；小小星火，能夠燎原；
小小細菌，會傷身體；小小懺悔，能破大惡。

一絲「小小」的微笑，給人無限的歡喜；
一聲「小小」的愛語，給人無邊的受用；
一件「小小」的善行，給人無量的因緣；
一則「小小」的故事，給人無盡的啟示。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

July 31

Small Things Can Have Wonderful Uses
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English Translation: Man Ho and Zhi Yue

A drop of water can converge together to become an ocean.
A seed can be harvested to become a storehouse of grains. A sentence can be spread for thousands of years.
A heart can contain inexhaustible treasures.

Not bragging about good deeds accumulates merits,
    as streams flow into the sea.
Not mending minor flaws leads to failure,
    as a stone is worn away day by day, unnoticed.*

A small vajra can topple Mt. Sumeru.
A small spark can start a forest fire.
A small virus can harm the human body.
A small repentance can stop a torrent of unwholesome deeds.*

One little smile gives boundless joy.
One little word does boundless good.
One little tale gives boundless inspiration.
One little action brings boundless good causes and conditions.*

── from Fo Guang Cai Gen Tan (Roots of Wisdom; *The Everlasting Light)