7月8日

慈悲常樂
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

學習提得起、放得下，
可以擴大自己的胸襟；
能夠看得遠、行得正，
可以提昇自己的人生。

「學習吃虧」能養德，
「人我互調」能慈悲；
「當然如此」能自在，
「享有就好」能常樂。

智者不以稱譽為喜，
人之大善在於知過能改；
仁者不以無苦為樂，
人之至德在於兼善天下。

信仰佛教的真理很好，
明白因果的道理更好；
通曉平等的道理很好，
奉行緣起的法則更好。
唯有慈悲，
能化干戈為玉帛，消怨懟於無形；
唯有慈悲，
能結善緣轉逆境，成事業度眾生。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

July 8

Compassion and Everlasting Happiness
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: John Balcom

Learning to “pick it up” and “let it go”
Can expand the breadth of your mind.
Being able to see far ahead and do the right thing
Can elevate your life.

── from After Many Autumns

English translation: Tom Manzo and Shujan Cheng

By taking the short end of the stick,
You can cultivate virtue.
By putting yourself in other’s shoes,
You can develop compassion.
By accepting what is,
You can be carefree.
By enjoying without owning,
You can always be happy.

── from Humble Table, Wise Fare

English translation: Man Ho and Zhi Yue

The wise are not delighted by praise;
    great virtue comes from
    admitting and correcting one’s mistakes.

The benevolent are not delighted by freedom from suffering;
    great morality comes from
    sharing one’s goodness with the rest of the world.

It is good to believe in the Buddhist truth;
    it is better to realize the law of causality.
It is good to understand the essence of equality;
    it is better to follow the principle of dependent origination.*

Only compassion can
    turn enemies into friends, and
    diminish resentment and opposition.
Only compassion can
    turn adversity into favorable circumstances, and
    succeed in the endeavor to benefit all beings.

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