6月9日

生涯規劃
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

每個人都應該要有人生規劃，孔子
「十五有志於學，三十而立，四十
而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳
順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」
這就是孔子的生涯規劃。

我也曾經把自己的一生，以每十
年為一個時期，規劃出「成長、學習、
參學、文學、歷史、哲學、倫理佛學」
等人生八個時期，並且最後把一切
都回歸到「佛法」裡，因為在佛法
的「一真法界」裡，生命才能圓滿。

當然，真正的人生規劃是不確定
的；各有因緣，有時候實在由不得
自己作主。

最好的生涯規劃，是把自己規劃
成「自覺的人生、自度的人生、
利他的人生」。生活中，要有淨化的
感情,要有善用的金錢，要有德化
的處世，能夠讓自己的生命活得有
意義、活得有價值,這就是最好的
生涯規劃。

──選自《迷悟之間》

June 9

How to Plan for Life
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Zhi Yue and Stephanie Mei Gaw

Every one of us should have a plan for life.
For Confucius, he once said, “At fifteen, I had my mind
bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had
no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.
At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of
truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired,
without transgressing what was right.”

Likewise, I have thus divided my life into eight
phases of ten years from “growing up, learning, learning
from different masters, literature, history, philosophy,
ethics, to Buddhist Studies.” Ultimately, everything in
my life is traced back to the Dharma, because it is only
within “the dharma realm of one reality” can life be
perfectly complete.

Of course, there are no definite plans in life;
everything has causes and conditions. However, there
are times when we cannot help but make decisions for
ourselves. The best plans for life involve self-awareness,
self-liberation, and benefiting others. In addition, the
most meaningful plans involve purifying our emotions,
putting money to good use, and conducting ourselves
with virtue. In this way, our lives become more
substantial and valuable.

── from Mi Wu Zhijian (Between Ignorance and Enlightenment)