2017年3月20日 星期一

活著(1)



朋友,活著就要真的活著,
活著,就要以你至真至誠的心活著,
不是因為要討好別人,
而是因為要忠於自己。
這不是自私,而是真誠。
你要說你相信的話,做你相信的事:
找尋自己相信的價值,
創造自己相信的價值。
珍惜生命的每一天,去尋找你自己相信的理想,
因為到最後,你還是要向自己負責,
而不是向別人負責。

2017年3月7日 星期二

馭心難易十則 Ten Precepts for Mind Training (updated)





      (善護居士)

坚信忍中, +發趣心向果

惰心容易發心難  願心 
It is easier to succumb to inertia, and more difficult to realize the need to overcome it; 
.The Motivated Mind

發心容易恆心難  忍心 
It is easier to realize the need to overcome inertia, and more difficult to persevere overcoming it;
                                                                The Persevering Mind

散心容易聚心難  定心   It is easier to lose focus, and more difficult to maintain focus;
                                                                .The Focused Mind

燥心容易靜心難  慧心   It is easier to lose calm, and more difficult to stay calm;
                                                                .The Serene Mind

妄心容易真心難  喜心   It is easier to fall into delusion, and more difficult to see the truth;
                                                                ..The Truthful Mind

驕心容易虛心難  進心   It is easier to be arrogant, and more difficult to be humble;
                                                                ……The Humble Mind

歪心容易正心難  護心   It is easier to be distorted, and more difficult to stay upright;
                                                                ..The Protective Mind

執心容易放心難  捨心   It is easier to be obsessed, and more difficult to be free;
                                                                ..The Enlightened Mind

貪心容易淨心難  戒心   It is easier to be greedy, and more difficult to be pure of greed;
                                                                -----The Disciplined Mind

曲心容易直心難  頂心  It is easier to rationalize your wrongs, and more difficult to admit them.
                                                                ……The Straight Mind

《佛學常見詞彙》
即十住法門。梵網經心地品說:十發趣心向果,一捨心,二戒心,三忍心,四進心,五定心,六慧心,七願心,八護心,九喜心,十頂心,諸佛當知,從是十發趣人堅法忍中。

2017年3月4日 星期六

poems devoted to life



L.I.F.E.


Have a Reverence for Life, loving yourself as much as you would love others.
Love starts with loving yourself…your life…
Then extending to your immediate family…
Then extending to all forms of life.

對生命要懷著敬畏,愛己如同愛人
愛始自自愛,即珍惜自己的生命
由自愛延伸至愛護家人
由愛護家人再延伸至愛護其他生命
以下是我對愛的理解


LOVE, 愛的呼喚

愛是源自內心的一個願望
盼望對方有安穩無憂的生活
盼望對方衝破界限盡展潛能
體現豐富的生命
趨吉避凶
幸福快樂

Love is an aspiration from deep inside:
An aspiration that the loved one will live a life free from worry;
A wish that the loved one will realize one’s full potential and will enjoy a rich life:
Away from danger and ever joyful.

純淨的愛不夾雜其他
廣博的愛澤及一切生命
頑強的愛歷久常新百折不撓
忘我的愛不惜犧牲一切
愛是對生命的認同
捨此並無他愛

A pure love is free from self-interest considerations;
A broad-minded love benefits all;
An enduring love is ever so new;
A selfless love knows no sacrifice too big.
Love always stems from identifying with Life .
There is no other kinds of Love.

愛無關條件更不是交易
愛不求任何回報
愛是最大的動力
愛或始自一種關係
卻必須超越任何關係
愛是衷心的祝福

Love is unconditional and certainly not an exchange.
Love requires nothing in return.
Love is the strongest motive.
Love often begins with a relationship.
Yet it must transcend that relationship.
Love is a Blessing from the Heart.


Insight:  Wisdom is…
智慧:生活的智慧

Wisdom is to know the grand purpose.
The grand purpose is to realize Life's potential.
That requires taming our ancient weaknesses.
To be wise is to overcome mind's sicknesses.

智慧之本在明暸生命的目的,
生命的目的在於實現生命的潛能。
實現生命的潛能關鍵在於克服由來已久的人性弱點。
能戰勝心中的頑疾就是智者。

Wisdom is a sense of proportion.
A sense of proportion is to abandon excesses:
Giving up the urge to keep seeking more;
To be wise is to be free from this scourge.

智慧就是知進退明輕重;
知進退明輕重即摒除一切的過度。
不再無節制地追求慾望的滿足,
智慧就是由無止境的慾望解脫出來。

Wisdom is being able to tell means from ends.
That requires knowing what you really want.
You certainly want to achieve your goal.
But a goal does not mean much unless it serves your soul.

智慧就是認清本末;
認清本末就得明白自己真正旳需要。
你當然嚮往自己的目標,
但不能為自己靈魂解脫的目的可沒啥意義。

Wisdom is to see the transient nature of things,
To realize everything is but the result of transient causes and conditions;
The self as we know it should only be an instrument
To serve the master, like a servant.
智者必須洞見緣起緣滅的普遍性。
是緣起緣滅造就了森羅萬象。
自我亦不過是一件工具。
萬勿讓自我倒過來喧賓奪主

Wisdom is never to worry,
When worrying doesn't do you any good.
Most worrying is really nonsense.
Why not simply do your best, and live in good conscience?

智慧使人免除憂慮,
當憂慮幫不了忙就毋須憂慮。
大多數的憂慮本來就應棄如敝履。
何不凡事全力以赴樂得心安無愧?

Wisdom is to live fully.
To live fully is to find value in every moment of your life
Even when it brings sorrow and pain.
A day truly lived is a day truly gained.

智慧就是演繹豐富的生命
演繹豐富的生命靠無時無刻見到意義。
即使痛苦悲慟之時也一樣。
真誠生活的一天過了就是豐盛的一天在手。


Fortitude: Never Call it Quits
堅毅:永不放棄的人生

Forever fearless,
Fight against all odds.

永遠無所畏懼;
永遠奮勇地迎接每一天的挑戰。


Forever (written in Lima, Peru, May 19 2002 5 a.m.)

Forever composed and relaxed,
Forever friendly to yourself
Forever keeping direction toward the Light
Forever refusing to fall into the trap.
Forever trusting,
Forever hopeful,
Forever seeking your true self.

 

永遠 (秘魯利馬 2002 5 19 晨早五時)


永遠都要那麼從容不迫,
永遠都不要跟自己過不去。
永遠都要朝著那光明,
永遠都不要墮入那泥淖。
永遠都要抱著信心,
永遠都不要失去希望,
永遠都要尋找真正的自己。

Engagement: Living a Purposive, Active Life
行動:有目的有力量地生活

To the initiated:
Every day is just as wonderful…

To devote every day to the Grand Purpose.
To sow the seeds of Love…

Every day, without fail.
How wonderful!

對有識之士:
天天都是那麼奇妙。

每一天為偉大的目的生活,
播下大愛的種子。

每一天,從來不放過任何一天,
成就奇妙使人讚嘆的人生。