3月27日

十來偈
鈴木正三 輯 ( 1579~1655 )

端正者忍辱中來，貧窮者慳貪中來，
高位者恭敬中來，下賤者驕慢中來，
瘖啞者誹謗中來，盲聾者不信中來，
長壽者慈悲中來，短命者殺生中來，
諸根不具者破戒中來，諸根具足者持戒中來。

──選自《反故集》

March 27th

Verse of Ten Becomings
Suzuki Shoshan (1579 - 1655)
English translation: Zhi Yue

Uprightness comes from forbearance,
Poverty comes from stinginess and greed;
Eminence comes from respect,
Lowliness comes from arrogance;
Muteness comes from slander,
Blindness and deafness come from disbelief;
Longevity comes from compassion.
Short lives come from killing;
Deficiency in faculties comes from breaking precepts,
Completeness in faculties comes from upholding precepts.

── from Fan Gu Ji (Collection of Reverse Happenings)