11月23日

睡前祈願文
佛光星雲 ( 1927~ )

慈悲偉大的佛陀！
是日已過，我無法停止時間軌道的轉動，
但祈求您，佛陀！
    讓我覺悟無常的真諦；
    讓我認清生命的價值。
願我從今而後，
    如橋梁道路，綿延人間的好因好緣；
    如甘泉雨露，滅卻有情的熱惱疲憊；
    如叢林老樹，庇護眾生的清涼自在；
    如日月星辰，照亮一切迷途的眾生。
是日已過，我感到生命歲月的迅速飛逝；
如少水魚，我對無常人生感到多麼無奈。
只有，祈求您，偉大的佛陀！
讓我擁有平等的心懷，寬恕侵犯我的仇敵
讓我擁有感恩的心懷，報答幫助我的朋友
讓我擁有般若的心懷，內觀自省我的缺漏
讓我擁有精進的心懷，奉行您慈悲的教誨
讓我拋棄仇恨的刀劍，享受清涼的法喜禪悅
讓我卸下執著的枷鎖，給我身心的自在解脫
從今以後，讓我能夠：
    無諸恐怖，無諸顛倒，
    無諸憂惱，無諸惡夢。

──選自《佛光祈願文》

November 23

A Prayer Before Retiring for the Day
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)
English translation: Tom Manzo and Shujan Cheng

Oh great, compassionate Buddha!
The day is gone,
Today has passed:
Although I am unable to stop the course of time,
I pray to you, Buddha, to
Allow me to realize the true meaning of impermanence;
I pray to you, to
Allow me to see the value of life clearly.

From today on, may I be:
Like bridges and roads,
That extend good causes and good conditions to the world;
Like fresh spring rain and dew,
That alleviate the affliction and tiredness of all sentient beings;
Like the forest and old trees,
That provide coolness and ease to all beings;
Like the sun, the moon, and the stars,
That illuminate all beings who have taken the wrong path.

The day has passed.
I can feel how quickly life and time have gone by;
Just like a fish in shallow water,
I cannot help feeling the impermanence of life.

I can only pray to you, Great Buddha:
May I possess a magnanimous mind
And forgive my enemies who have mistreated me;
May I have a grateful mind
And repay my friends who have helped me;
May I have a mind of prajna wisdom
And reflect upon my own shortcomings;
May I have a zealously progressing mind
And carry out your compassionate teachings.

May I abandon the weapons of hatred and vengeance,
And enjoy the refreshing happiness of hearing your
teachings and meditating on Dharma joy;
May I remove the shackles of attachment
And liberate my body and mind.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha!
Today is gone and my life is one day shorter.
From today on, may I be able to have:
No fear, no delusion,
No worries, and no nightmares.

── from Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living