12月15日

十戒
明 董其昌 ( 1553~1636 )

戒浩飲，浩飲傷神。戒貪色，貪色滅神。
戒厚味，厚味昏神。戒飽食，飽食悶神。
戒多動，多動亂神。戒多言，多言損神。
戒多憂，多憂鬱神。戒多思，多思撓神。
戒久睡，久睡倦神。戒久讀，久讀苦神。

──選自《畫禪室隨筆》

December 15

The Ten Abstinences
Dong Qichang (1553 - 1636, Ming Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

Abstain from excessive drinking as it impairs the mind;
Abstain from lust as it suffocates the mind;
Abstain from strong-flavored food as it muffles the mind;
Abstain from overeating as it dulls the mind;
Abstain from overactiveness as it disrupts the mind;
Abstain from unnecessary speech as it impedes the mind;
Abstain from apprehension as it depresses the mind;
Abstain from overthinking as it disturbs the mind;
Abstain from excessive sleeping as it exhausts the mind;
Abstain from prolonged reading as it burdens the mind.

── from Huachanshi Shuibi (Scribbles in the Chan Art Studio)