5月26日

三好歌
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

人間最美是三好，學會三好最自豪，
做好事，說好話，存好心，三好無比好。
你看！做好事，舉手之勞功德妙，
服務奉獻，就像滿月高空照；
你聽！說好話，慈悲愛語如冬陽，
鼓勵讚美，就像百花處處香；
你想！存好心，誠意善緣好運到，
心有聖賢，就像良田收成好。
大家一起來，身做好事，口說好話，心存好心，
三業清淨真正好。
你做好事，我說好話，他存好心。
你也好，我也好，他也好。
大家一起好，平安就是我們的人間寶。
人間最美是三好，實踐三好最重要。

──選自《人間音緣》

【案】說好話是「真」、做好事是「善」、存好心
是「美」，身口意三業健全，人生必定圓滿；「智」
般若也、「仁」慈悲也、「勇」菩提也，智慧、慈悲、
菩提，也是人生的三達德，能讓社會更加祥和。

May 26

Song of the Three Acts of Goodness
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Linda Tsui

The Three Acts of Goodness are the
most beautiful acts in the world;
Mastering the Three Acts of Goodness
is most worthy of being proud;
Do good deeds, speak good words, think good thoughts;
Nothing is comparable to these Three Acts of Goodness.

Look! Do good deeds:
Lending a helping hand yields wondrous merit;
Service and dedication are like the full moon
shining in the skies.

Listen! Speak good words:
Compassionate and loving words are like the winter sun;
Encouragement and praise are like the
fragrance of flowers following you
from everywhere.

Think! Think good thoughts:
Sincerity and good causes yield good effects;
The presence of a sage in one’s mind
is like a fertile field ready to yield a good harvest.

So let us all come together and
Do good deeds, speak good words, and think good thoughts;
How wonderful it is to be pure!

You do good deeds; I speak good words;
They think good thoughts.
You are well; I am well; They are well;
Everybody will be well.

Wellness is the treasure of our world;
And The Three Acts of Goodness are the
most beautiful acts we have;
This is why the Three Acts of Goodness are
the most important practices in the world.

── from Renjian Yinyuan (Sounds of the Human World)

NOTE: Speaking good words is saying what is true, doing good deeds is doing
what is virtuous, and thinking good thoughts is having a beautiful heart. Purifying
the three karmas of body, speech, and mind leads to a bountiful life. Having
wisdom is to have prajna, being humane is to have a compassionate heart, and
having courage is to have bodhi mind. Wisdom, compassion, and bodhi are
the three virtues in life that allow society to become even more auspicious and
peaceful.