歲次辛亥 祝君愉快
大展雄圖 德澤法界
如意迪吉 福慧臻逮
既壽且昌 身心清泰
性淨圓明 覺觀自在
在今天我又給你們寫幾句偈頌，這個偈頌是我們「中美佛教會」和這個「佛教講堂」和「金剛菩提海」向廣大的讀者來祝賀happynew year，祝賀新禧。那麼這第一句：
「歲次辛亥」：因為今年這個年是辛亥年。
「祝君愉快」：這個辛亥年怎麼樣呢？我現在祝賀祝賀諸君。這個君不是一個人，就是所有我們；甚至於是我們的讀者，不是我們的讀者，所有的眾生，都包括在內了。「祝君」，誰看到我們這個雜誌就是誰；「愉快」，就是你很快樂的，非常地快樂。
「大展雄圖」：把你所有的抱負，所有你想要做的事情，現在都可以做到了。甚至於你想去做皇帝，或者你想去做總統，都可以的，你競選總統，一定能遂心滿願的。人家做不到的事情你能做到，這叫「雄圖」。好像你一定要學佛法，「我一定要把這一部經典都通達了，明白了。」 這也叫「雄圖」。就是你的最大的希望展開來，展開也就是滿足的意思。
「德澤法界」：那麼你這種希望滿足了。你這種德行的光明也就週遍法界了，法界人都得到你的好處了。
「如意迪吉」：很能如你的意，今年。去年什麼事情不如你意，去年想什麼都不成功；想讀書也讀不好，想做工也沒有工作，失業了，想……總而言之，所希望的事情都不成功，今年都會成就、吉祥。
「福慧臻逮」：福你今年可以有，慧也可以有。
「既壽且昌」：既長壽也昌盛，又發財。昌就是發財的意思。
「身心清泰」：你的身體覺得很好，泰然自在。清淨就是沒有煩惱，身心都沒有煩惱。
「性淨圓明」：你自性也清淨了。「圓明」就是有光了。
「覺觀自在」：你這種覺悟和觀察都得到自在了。這一個觀自在不一定是觀自在菩薩，就是你自己覺悟，常常都像觀自在似的。
這是我們這三個機構，就是「中美佛教會」、「佛教講堂」和「金剛菩提海」的眾同仁，對他們各位說的這幾句過年的吉祥話。所以你們誰把它翻一翻，登在雜誌上，我們叫所有的知音人，給他祝 Happy New Year。 |
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In the new year '71',
We pray you'll all be happy.
May your bravest hopes unfold,
Your excellence enrich the Dharma Realm.
May fortune accord with your wishes,
And your wisdom and blessings reach the highest peaks.
May long life and glory be yours,
Your body and mind be healthy and serene.
May your nature be pure, full and bright.
Enlightenment, contemplation—
Free and at ease.
Today I have written a few lines of verse, which can serve as a "happy new year" blessing from the Sino-American Buddhist Association, the Buddhist Lecture Hall, and Vajra Bodhi Sea to all our readers.
In the new year '71', which is the year xin hai on the Chinese calendar,
We pray you'll all be happy. This prayer is not just for one person, but for all of us and all our readers, and all living beings. It refers in particular to anyone who has seen our journal. May we all be extremely joyful.
May your bravest hopes unfold. May you be able to realize all your aspirations. If your ambition is to be the king or the president, you could run for election and win. "Bravest hopes" refers to aspirations that others dare not have. You will be able to realize them all. For example, suppose you are determined to study the Buddhadharma: "I must penetrate and understand this Sutra!" That's a brave hope. When your bravest hopes are fulfilled, may your excellence enrich the Dharma Realm. The light of your virtue will pervade the Dharma Realm, and everyone will benefit from it.
May fortune accord with your wishes. All your wishes will come true this year. Last year you may not have accomplished your goals. Perhaps you didn't do well in your studies, or you were unemployed and couldn't find work. In general, any hopes left unfulfilled last year, will be realized this year, and everything will be auspicious.
And your wisdom and blessings reach the highest peaks. You will have both blessings and wisdom.
May long life and glory be yours. You will be long-lived and wealthy. Glory refers to wealth.
Your body and mind be healthy and serene. May you feel physically fine, comfortable and at ease, with no vexations.
May your nature be pure, full and bright. May your inherent nature be pure and radiant, so that your enlightenment, contemplation are free and at ease. This does not necessarily refer to the Bodhisattva Who Contemplates at Ease. Rather, it means you yourself have enlightened and bear a constant resemblance to the Bodhisattva Who Contemplates at Ease.
All the members and workers of these three organizations, the Sino-American Buddhist Association, the Buddhist Lecture Hall, and the Vajra Bodhi Sea journal, send this New Year greeting to our readers. Please translate it and print it in the journal. We wish all those who "know our sound" a Happy New Year. |
