1月6日

垂訓詩
唐 元真 ( 生卒年不詳 )

行藏虛實自家知，禍福因由更問誰？
善惡到頭終有報，只爭來早與來遲。
閑中檢點平生事，靜坐思量日所為；
常把一心行正道，自然天地不相虧。

──選自《御制悅心集》

January 6th

Poem On Condescending To Instruct
Yuanzhen (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

Only you would know the genuineness of your conducts,
Who else decides the causes of fortune and misfortune?
Karmic retributions, good or bad, are only eventual,
Sooner or later? It is the only matter of difference.

During spare times, reflect on your life’s doings,
Meditate and contemplate on your daily conduct,
Constantly set your mind on what is righteous,
Naturally, heaven and earth will never betray you.

── from Yuzhu Yuexin Ji (Imperial Collection of Works to Please the Mind)