1月28日

戒殺詩 ─ 刀兵劫
清 戒顯願雲 ( 1562~1609 )

千百年來碗裡羹，
冤深如海恨難平；
欲知世上刀兵劫，
但聽屠門夜半聲。

──選自《蓮修起信錄》

January 28th

Calamities of Warfare
Jiexian Yuanyun (1610 - 1672, Qing Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

What becomes of the soup in the bowl across a thousand years,
Carry incurable grievances deep as the ocean;
If you wish to understand the cruelty of war,
Just listen to the midnight wailings from those slaughterhouses.

── from Lianxiu Qi Xinlu (Awakening of Faith by Pure Land Practices)