A REMINDER TO MYSELF 

—from 16thKarmapa

自我提醒

In physical conduct, I will not allow myself to be rootless and hurried,

Incapable of being still, carelessly following my every whim.

I will always hold my own space.

And be adorned by the training in pure discipline.

在肢體行為上，

我不會(huì)容許自己變得無(wú)根或者匆忙、

無(wú)法靜止，草率地跟隨我的每一個(gè)怪念頭。

我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)保持自我空間，

以淨(jìng)戒的訓(xùn)練作為嚴(yán)飾。

In speech, whether spiritual or secular,

I will choose meaningful words

And shun unconnected talk of past events

or boring discussions concerning any of the three times.

I will always exert myself in dharmic recitations, proclamations, and readings.

在語(yǔ)言上，無(wú)論是心靈或世俗的，

我會(huì)選擇有意義的話(huà)語(yǔ)，

避免闊談天馬行空的過(guò)去事件，

或任何有關(guān)三時(shí)的無(wú)趣議題，

我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)在佛法的闡述、傳揚(yáng)與研讀上全力以赴。

In mind, I will not flutter back and forth like a young bird on a branch.

Not getting absorbed in discursive thoughts of good and bad,

I will meditate, cultivating forbearance and relying on my own perceptions, not those of others.

I will reflect on how best to benefit the teachings and beings.

在心念上，我不會(huì)如一隻幼鳥(niǎo)般，

在枝頭來(lái)回抖動(dòng)，

不會(huì)被散漫離題的好、壞念頭所吸引，

我會(huì)禪修，培養(yǎng)安忍，

依賴(lài)我自己的感知而非他人的。

我會(huì)思維如何能對(duì)教法和有情有最大的利益。

附註:

1. 本文為十六世大寶法王所作，寫(xiě)於木馬年(1954)三月的第七天。

2. 英文原文出自《Heart Advice of the Karmapa》一書(shū)。