7月3日

人間智慧
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

有苦有樂的人生是充實的，
有成有敗的人生是合理的，
有得有失的人生是公平的，
有生有死的人生是自然的。

入世的生活，是以擁有為快樂，
擁有是包袱、是拖累；
出世的生活，是以空無為快樂；
空無是無邊、是無限。

心中要有根，才能開花結果；
心中要有願，才能成就事業；
心中要有理，才能走遍天下；
心中要有主，才能立處皆真；
心中要有德，才能涵容萬物；
心中要有道，才能擁有一切。

人生要求真，以真誠對待他人；
人生要求善，以善心擁抱眾生；
人生要求美，以美麗妝點世界；
人生要求和，以和平促進繁榮；
人生要求知，以知識帶動文明；
人生要求喜，以喜悅豐富生命。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

July 3

The Wisdom of Living
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: FGS International Translation Center and Zhi Yue

Life with suffering and happiness is abundant.
Life with success and failure is reasonable.
Life with gain and loss is fair.
Life with birth and death is natural.*

Worldly living measures
    happiness by how much one owns;
Possession is like a piece of baggage;
    it can be burdensome.
Transcendental living builds happiness
    on the freeness of not possessing.
Not possessing is boundless and limitless.**

You must have roots in your heart
    to be able to blossom and bear fruit.
You must have hope in your heart
    to be able to achieve professional success.
You must have the truth in your heart
    to be able to travel all over the world.
You must have principles in your heart
    to be able to stand true everywhere.
You must have virtue in your heart
    to be able to tolerate all things.
You must have the Way in your heart
    to be able to embrace everything.*

Pursue a genuine life;
    treat others with sincerity.
Pursue a virtuous life;
    embrace others with kindness.
Pursue a beautiful life;
    adorn the world with beauty.
Pursue a harmonious life;
    discover prosperity in peace.
Pursue an insightful life;
    enhance civilization with knowledge.
Pursue a joyful life;
    enrich daily life with happiness.

── from Fo Guang Cai Gen Tan
(Roots of Wisdom; *After Many Autumns; **Worldly Living, Transcendental Practice)