文／晉．跋陀羅(生卒年不詳)

不結良緣與善緣，苦貪名利日憂煎。

豈知住世金銀寶，借汝閒看幾十年。

──選自《徑中徑又徑》

Admonition

Buddhabhadra (Years unknown, Jin Dynasty)

English Translation: Ven. You Zai

Not establishing virtuous and wholesome deeds;

insatiable pursuits after wealth and fame

bring only covetousness and sufferings.

Are we not aware that the worldly treasures

of gold and silver are

provisional for only a few decades?

── from Jingzhong Jingyou Jing

(The Path of the Path Amongst All Paths)