「無我」歌_Ode to Selflessness

私我太微渺
奈何此見易迷失
　　此悟難伸張
因而常見世態
自是而非他　無理可喻
不見實情　而妄圖希求

人命極脆危
每逢天災大難
便見恰似螻螘蜉蝣
易逝猶如風中殘燭
日常生活中又有幾位
能如斯警覺領悟

感人身之難存易失
悟一己之微不足道
一掃心中對自我之執念
不復記取對他人之恩怨計較
世間頓然清明
心地霍然開朗
而得以隨緣致力於增添
溫馨與祥和
　　此即「無我」中之大樂也

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○一○年元月十六日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Ode to Selflessness　Yutang Lin

Personal self is too minute
Alas! This view is easily lost in worldly delusions
And this comprehension is difficult to emerge therefrom
Hence it is often observed in worldly affairs
Criticizing all others based on self-righteousness, couldn't be argued with
Not seeing the reality, and yet desiring and seeking beyond rationality

Human lives are extremely fragile and feeble
Whenever natural catastrophe struck
It became obvious that human lives are just like insects' and ants'
Readily perishable as a fading candle flame in wind
In daily life how many of us could
Maintain such awareness and comprehend its significances

Feeling this human body as difficult to preserve but easy to lose
Comprehended one's self as trivial and not worth minding so much
Sweep away the grasping thoughts in mind to one's self
No longer hover over wrangling thoughts about others
The world will suddenly become peaceful
And mind instantaneously become open and joyful
And hence one will be able to put efforts into
Cultivating harmony and warmth among all beings
As occasions arise and conditions allow
　　　　Thus is the great pleasure in selflessness

Written in Chinese and translated on January 16, 2010
El Cerrito, California

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