佛法箴言（雙語）

禪是一種文化，古老而不陳舊。禪是一項(xiàng)修煉，增智益壽，雖博大精深，卻人人參悟可得;禪是一面心鏡，透視自我，善惡美丑皆可鑒;一盞心燈，內(nèi)省凈心，指引人的心路;禪更是一種巧妙地將信仰與生活、神圣與平凡自然融合起來的人生智慧。這種智慧，可讓我們的心靈從混沌迷惘中解脫，使人類的生命到達(dá)光明圓滿的覺悟?？傊?，禪是用心感悟人生的一種回歸生命本真的精神境界。

Siddhārtha Gautama, or Buddha, was a man born to a rich family in India around 500 B.C. He took a great interest in finding a solution to the suffering of humanity. After hisfather couldn’t promise him that he wouldn’t grow old, get sick, or die, he set out to meditate until he found the cure for misery and suffering. It took him 49 days and nights of sitting meditation under a peepal tree, also known as the ‘Bodhi Tree’, to find ‘enlightenment’ or ‘satori’. He then went about teaching and showing others the way to understanding. The teachings of Buddha serve as the foundation of Buddhism. These teaching can easily give guidance and greater peace of mind to anyone. Here are 30 quotes from Buddha to help guide you toward wisdom and peace.

1. “Give up anger, give up pride, and free yourself from worldly bondage. No sorrow can befall those who never try to possess people and things as their own.”

放下憤怒，放下驕傲，擺脫世俗的束縛。悲傷不會(huì)降臨在那些從不熱衷占有之人身上。

2. “Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”

潔凈抑或不潔凈全由自己決定，無人可以潔凈別人。

3. “There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.”

人無欲則無懼。

4. “The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.”

世界上死亡和腐爛時(shí)刻都在發(fā)生。智者不會(huì)因此悲哀，因?yàn)樗钪@是世界的本質(zhì)

5. “Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.”

不被他人怒火所激怒的人已贏得了一場艱難的戰(zhàn)爭。

6. “Make your mind pure as a silversmith blows away the impurities of silver, little by little, instant by instant.”

凈化心靈的過程應(yīng)該如銀匠吹走銀中的雜質(zhì)一般，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地，有一點(diǎn)吹走一點(diǎn)。

7. “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

冥想使你獲得智慧;缺乏冥想使你變得無知?？辞迥男┲敢闱斑M(jìn)，哪些阻礙你發(fā)展，然后選擇通往智慧的那條路。

8. “Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”

就像磐石不為暴風(fēng)所動(dòng)，智者也不會(huì)受贊揚(yáng)或指責(zé)影響。

9. “The wise are disciplined in body, speech, and mind. They are well controlled indeed.”

智慧在于身體、語言和心靈上的自律，這三樣都須受到很好的控制。

10. “Don’t try to build your happiness on the unhappiness of others. You will be enmeshed in a net of hatred.”

不要將自己的快樂建立在別人的痛苦之上。否則你將被怨恨死死纏住。