25/12/2021 Daily Enlightenment - 日日觉
The practitioner of old did not lose even a
Single moment to rest;
How idly I have wasted my life!
The practitioner of old stabbed himself with an awl
To stay awake;
How idly I have wasted my life!
The practitioner of old, down on all fours
Crying at sunset,
Lamented another day lost;
How idly I have wasted my life!
Having attained not a single thing,
This fleeting mind vanishes
Traceless as alcohol vapor.
Ah, how truly sad it is!
- Zen Master Kyong Ho
昔日用功老修
不容錯失分秒 空閒作息
懈怠放逸 虛度年華啊!
昔日用功老修
以鐵錐刺己身 保持醒覺
懈怠放逸 虛度年華啊!
昔日用功老修
日落西山時分 跪地痛哭
感慨是日又已過
懈怠放逸 虛度年華啊!
若然絲毫未能證得
於昏昏不覺下 無明業識 相續無間
鳥呼哀哉!
- 鏡虛禪師