總監修／星雲大師

文／宋．翁森（生卒年不詳）

山光照檻水繞廊，舞雩歸詠春風香;

好鳥枝頭亦朋友，落花水面皆文章。

蹉跎莫遣韶光老，人生惟有讀書好;

讀書之樂樂何如？綠滿窗前草不除。

──選自《一瓢稿》

The Joy of Reading

Throughout the Four Periods

Weng Sen (Years unknown, Song Dynasty)

English translation: Venerable Miao Guang

Scenic mountains shine upon railings

while water encircles the corridors;

Upon returning from the prayer for rain

I recite poems as I bathe in the

fragrant spring breeze.

Birds sitting atop branches are also friends;

while fallen flowers on the water

are all literary works.

Waste not the good times of life

or youth will fade into old age;

The only good thing in life is to read.

How is the joy of reading experienced?

It is as the uncut grass green

that fills up your window scene.

── from Yipiao Gao

(The Manuscripts of Yipiao)