開明 林鈺堂

千般盤算難周全,意外層出屬常情;
思慮自擾宜認清,安於無心享開明。


事情演變孰能料,陷於疑慮更糟糕;
看穿自擾無濟事,平息雜念一片純。


                     二○○三年五月一日 
                     養和齋   於加州


Open Clarity Yutang Lin

All sorts of precaution would still be incomplete;
Accidents would turn up, that's kind of a routine.
Recognize bugging worries as self-inflicted woe;
Settle mind in non-abiding to enjoy open clarity.

Comment:

Who could predict how events would wind?
Trapped in anxious worrying is even worse.
Recognize self-inflicted woe as just useless,
Cease scattered thoughts to spread harmony.


Written in Chinese and translated on May 1, 2003
El Cerrito, California


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