諸經要集 19.42

19.42

命如華果熟　常恐會零落
已生皆有苦　孰能致不死
從初樂愛欲　可望入胞影
受形命如電　晝夜流難止
是身為死物　精神無形法
作命死復生　罪福不敗亡
終始非一世　從癡愛長久
自從受苦樂　身死神不喪

Life is like a flower or fruit that ripens,
ever fearing that it will wither and fall.
All that is born has suffering;
who can bring about deathlessness?
From the outset delighting in love and desire,
one may expect to enter the shadow of the womb.
Taking on form, life is like lightning,
flowing day and night, difficult to halt.
This body is a dead thing;
the conscious spirit has no physical form.
Creating life, one dies and is born again;
guilt and merit do not perish.
End and beginning span more than a single lifetime;
enduring long on account of folly and attachment.
From these, one experiences suffering and joy;
though the body dies, the spirit is not lost.