二、佛光菜根譚之自在
春天，不是季節，而是內心
生命，不是軀體，而是心性
老人，不是年齡，而是心境
人生，不是歲月，而是永恒
Spring is not just a season,but a state of mind.
Life is not in body only,but also in the mind.
Old age does not mean living many years,but thinking you are old.
Our lives are measured by eternity,not years.
觀晚霞悟其無常，因爲夕陽近黃昏
觀白雲悟其卷舒，因爲雲出岫無心
觀山嶽悟其靈奇，因爲遠觀山無色
觀河海悟其浩瀚，因爲海水碧連天
The setting sun teaches impermanence.
Clouds teach change.
Mountains teach grandeur.
Oceans teach infinity.
河以蜿蜒能遠，故淵源流長
山以重疊能高，故嶙峋峻拔
氣以進出能平，故四通八達
Rivers are long when they twist.
Mountains are high when thrust up.
Minds are encompassing when spacious.
Air flows easily when breathed in peace.
日有升沈起落，故有晚霞余映
月有陰晴圓缺，故有皓月當空
人有悲歡離合，故有聚散情緣
世有苦空無常，故有真理示現
Sunrise and sunset give us rose-pink clouds.
The changing month gives us a bright full moon.
The sorrow of parting and joy of meeting let us cherish the time we are together.
The suffering,emptiness,and impermanence of the world manifest the truth.
因爲有過去，才有現在
因爲有現在，才有未來
因爲有未來，才有叁世
因爲有叁世，才有希望
With past life,the present life is possible.
With present life,the future life is possible.
With future life,three lives are complete.
With three lives,there is hope.
老人的生命：危脆不安
老人的不幸：臥床不起
老人的愚癡：有錢不用
老人的幸福：心中有佛
The life of the elderly is frail.
It is sad when the elderly are bedridden.
It is foolish when the elderly hoard their money.
It is happy when the elderly remember the Buddha.
柔美的音樂，使生活和諧
森林的鳥鳴，使自然悠遠
清雅的馨香，使環境怡然
無聲的沈寂，使世界安適
Tender music keeps life harmonious.
Birdsong in the forest keeps nature wonderful.
Pure incense makes the environment pleasurable.
Silence keeps the world comfortable.
珍惜生命者，感歎人生苦短
揮霍生命者，埋怨人生苦長
認識生命者，了悟人生苦多
主宰生命者，不懼人生苦空
Those who cherish life sigh that it is too short.
Those who squander life whine that it is too long.
Those who understand life know it is suffering.
Those who master life are not afraid of suffering and emptiness.
我看花，花自缤紛
我見樹，樹自婆娑
我覽境，境自去來
我觀心，心自如如
Flowers are by nature beautiful.
Trees are by nature vital.
The world is by nature transient.
The mind is by nature dynamic.
一花一木都有生命
一山一水都有生機
一人一事都有道理
一舉一動都有因果
Every tree and flower has a purpose.
Every mountain and stream has a place.
Every occasion has a reason.
Every cause has an effect.
宇宙合乎自然，就有生命
萬物合乎自然，就能成長
世事合乎自然，就可形成
人心合乎自然，就是善美
The cosmos exists because it obeys its nature.
A being that obeys his nature thrives.
A venture that obeys its nature bears rich fruit.
A mind that obeys its nature is gentle and fair.
好花，不在于美麗，而在于清香
好刀，不在于龐大，而在于鋒利
好話，不在于誇口，而在于真實
衣服，不在于貴重，而在于合身
Good flowers need not be pretty,but must be fragrant.
Good knives need not be long,but must be sharp.
Good words need not brag,but must be true.
Good clothing need not be costly,but must fit.
蜂蝶飛舞在芬芳的花朵間
莺鳥棲息在高大的喬木裏
鳳凰振翅于挺直的梧桐上
海龍泅泳于深廣的大海中
色身居住在有形的房屋內
法身悠遊在無邊的法界裏
The butterfly dances amid scented flowers.
The oriole nests in great trees.
The phoenix flies round the firmiana.
The dragon plies boundless seas.
We play in tiny little houses.
But the Dharma body fills infinite space.
松濤拍岸，鳥叫蟲鳴
無非是悟道的契機
夏澗秋谷，春花冬雪
無非是真理的示現
The sound of wind in the pines,like waves,birdsong,and insects,inspires enlightenment.
Summer brook,autumn valley,spring flower,and winter snow are manifestations of truth.
四大五蘊的假合之身，孰能無病
生老病死的無常過程，誰能免除
無病之道無他，只要證悟法身
無常之理好解，只要去妄歸真
With physical bodies made of four elements and five aggregates,how can we always be will
With birth,aging,sickness,and death,how can we be rid of imper-manence
To be well,realize the Dharma body. …
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