文／佛光星雲（1927～）

一滴水，能匯聚成汪洋大海；

一粒種，能收割成滿倉穀糧；

一句話，能流傳至千秋萬世；

一顆心，能蘊涵有無盡寶藏。

誇小善，終積大德；

正如涓流，點滴匯聚，終成大海；

不除小惡，終必敗事；

則如磨石，不見其減，日有所損。

小小金剛，能壞須彌；

小小星火，能夠燎原；

小小細菌，會傷身體；

小小懺悔，能破大惡。

一絲「小小」的微笑，給人無限的歡喜；

一聲「小小」的愛語，給人無邊的受用；

一件「小小」的善行，給人無量的因緣；

一則「小小」的故事，給人無盡的啟示。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

Small Things Can Have Wonderful Uses

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )

English translation: Ven.Man Ho and Ven.Zhi Yue

A drop of water can converge together to become an ocean.

A seed can be harvested to become a storehouse of grains.

A sentence can be spread for thousands of years.

A heart can contain inexhaustible treasures.

Not bragging about good deeds accumulates merits,

as streams flow into the sea.

Not mending minor flaws leads to failure,

as a stone is worn away day by day, unnoticed.*

A small vajra can topple Mt. Sumeru.

A small spark can start a forest fire.

A small virus can harm the human body.

A small repentance can stop a torrent of

unwholesome deeds.*

One little smile gives boundless joy.

One little word does boundless good.

One little tale gives boundless inspiration.

One little action brings boundless good causes and

conditions.*

── from Fo Guang Cai Gen Tan

(Roots of Wisdom;

*The Everlasting Light)