無事手 / wú shì shǒu /
Hands Free from Worldly Matters
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3月28日
無事手
唐 黃檗希運 ( ?~850 )
心如大海無邊際，
廣植淨蓮養身心；
自有一雙無事手，
為作世間慈悲人。
──選自《碧巖錄》
March 28th
Hands Free from Worldly Matters
Huangbo Xiyun ( ? - 850, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Zhi Yue
The mind is as boundless as the ocean;
widely plant pure lotuses to cultivate the body and mind.
Naturally a pair of hands free from worldly matters,
will serve as a person of compassion for the world.
── from Biyan Lu (Blue Cliff Record)
References:
《獻給旅行者們365日──中華文化佛教寶典》365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
