Serenity and Insight 止观

#181
细心极爱护，或弃鹫兽食，
身既无贪瞋，何苦爱此身？

#182
何毁引身瞋？何赞令身喜？
身既无所知，殷懃何所为？

#183
若人喜我身，则彼为吾友。
众皆爱己身，何不爱众生？

#184
故应离贪执，为众舍己身；
此身虽多患，善用如宝筏。

#185
愚行足堪厌，今当随圣贤；
忆教不放逸，奋退昏与眠。

#186
如佛大悲子，安忍所当行；
若不恒勤修，何日得出苦？

#187
为除诸障故，回心避邪途；
并于正所缘，恒常修三昧。

为除诸障故，
回心避邪途；
并于正所缘，
恒常修三昧。

Thus to banish all obscuring veils
I’ll bend my mind from the mistaken path;
And constantly upon this perfect object
I shall rest my mind in even meditation.

如佛大悲子，
安忍所当行；
若不恒勤修，
何日得出苦？

Like the buddhas’ heirs, in their compassion,

I will take the burden, all that should be borne.
For if I do not labor night and day,
When will all my sorrows have an end?

愚行足堪厌，
今当随圣贤；
忆教不放逸，
奋退昏与眠。

And so, enough of all my childish ways.
I’ll follow in the footsteps of the wise,
Recalling their advice on vigilance,
I’ll shun all sleep and mental dullness.

故应离贪执，
为众舍己身；
此身虽多患，
善用如宝筏。

Therefore, free from all attachment,
I will give this body for the benefit of beings;
Thus, though many blemishes afflict it,
I shall take it as my necessary tool.

若人喜我身，
则彼为吾友。
众皆爱己身，
何不爱众生？

Because of the appreciation, you will say,
That others, all my friends, will have of it.
They all appreciate the bodies that they have,
So why do I not like them as my own?

何毁引身瞋？
何赞令身喜？
身既无所知，
殷懃何所为？

Resentment when it is reviled,
Or pleasure when it is esteemed,
Neither of these two the body feels-
So why do I exhaust myself?

细心极爱护，
或弃鹫兽食，
身既无贪瞋，
何苦爱此身？

Whether I protect and pamper it,
Or whether it is torn by beaks of carrion birds,
This body feels no pleasure, no aversion-
Why then do I cherish it so much?

#176
逐欲未得足，生恼复失意；
若人无所求，彼福无穷尽。

#177
乐长身贪故，莫令有机趁；
不执悦意物，厥为真妙财。

#178
可怖不净身，不动待他牵，
火化终成灰；何故执为我？

#179
无论生与死，朽身何所为？
岂异木石等？怎不除我慢？

#180
奉承此身故，无义集诸苦；
于此似树身，何劳贪与瞋？