總監修/星雲大師

文／五代．法眼文益（885～958）

擁毳對芳叢，由來趣不同；

髮從今日白，花是去年紅。

艷冶隨朝露，馨香逐晚風；

何須待零落，然後始知空。

──選自《五燈會元》

Wrapped in a Woolen Robe,

Looking at the Fragrant Plants

Fayan Wenyi (885 - 958, Five Dynasties)

English translation: Alex Amies

Wrapped in a cui* looking at the fragrant plants, each one with its own delightfully unique characteristics;

My hair has become white now,

the flowers were red yesteryear.

Changing colors are ephemeral,

like the morning dew,

the fragrance of incense is

like the evening breeze;

Why should one wait to wither and fall,

only to later understand emptiness?

── from Wudeng Huiyuan

（Compendium of the Five Lamps）

*a woolen robe, a name used by monastic for this garment worn by monastics