諸經要集 7.57

7.57

雖誦千言　不行何益　不如一聞
勤修得益　雖誦千言　句義不正
不如一要　聞可滅意　雖誦千言
不義何益　不如一義　聞行得度
雖誦千言　不敬何益　不如一行
欣樂奉修　雖誦千言　我心不滅
不如一句　捨憍放逸　雖誦千言
求名逾著　不如一說　棄執離著
雖誦千言　不欲除罪　不如一文
去離生死　雖誦千言　色情逾固
不如一解　心境忘懷　雖誦千言
不求出世　不如一悟　絕離三界
雖誦千言　不存悲智　不如一聽
自他兩利　人壽百歲　慳貪逾盛
不如一日　割捨財色　人壽百歲
樂不持戒　不如一日　淨心守戒
人壽百歲　多忿不忍　不如一日
含喜不瞋　人壽百歲　怠惰不勤
不如一日　策勵身心　人壽百歲
情欣放逸　不如一日　歸心空寂
人壽百歲　昏暗識心　不如一日
洞悟無明　人壽百歲　拙御身心
不如一日　巧便運致　人壽百歲
常懷怯弱　不如一日　勇猛慧力
人壽百歲　不起善願　不如一日
發行四弘　人壽百歲　不生一智
不如一日　慧性聰利

Though one recites a thousand words, / if one does not practice them, what benefit is there? / It is not as good as hearing a single truth / and diligently cultivating it to gain benefit. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if the phrase's meaning is incorrect, / it is not as good as a single essential teaching, / which upon hearing can extinguish mental defilements. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if they are unrighteous, what benefit is there? / It is not as good as a single righteous teaching, / which upon being heard and practiced brings liberation. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if there is no reverence, what benefit is there? / It is not as good as a single practice / joyfully embraced and cultivated. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if the notion of self is not extinguished, / it is not as good as a single line / by which one abandons pride and heedlessness. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if the pursuit of fame becomes even more attached, / it is not as good as a single discourse / by which one casts aside clinging and leaves attachment behind. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if one does not wish to eliminate sins, / it is not as good as a single passage / by which one departs from birth and death. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if sensual desires become ever more entrenched, / it is not as good as a single understanding / where mind and objects are forgotten. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if one does not seek to transcend the world, / it is not as good as a single awakening / that thoroughly cuts off the three realms. / Though one recites a thousand words, / if neither compassion nor wisdom is preserved, / it is not as good as a single hearing / that benefits both oneself and others. / If a person lives to a hundred years / and their greed grows ever more intense, / it is not as good as a single day / of relinquishing wealth and sensual pleasures. / If a person lives to a hundred years / delighting in not upholding the precepts, / it is not as good as a single day / of purifying the mind and observing the precepts. / If a person lives to a hundred years / full of wrath and devoid of patience, / it is not as good as a single day / of holding joy without anger. / If a person lives to a hundred years / indolent, lazy, and without diligence, / it is not as good as a single day / of spurring on body and mind. / If a person lives to a hundred years / their passions rejoicing in heedlessness, / it is not as good as a single day / of turning the mind toward tranquil voidness. / If a person lives to a hundred years / with an obscured, darkened mind of consciousness, / it is not as good as a single day / of penetratingly awakening to ignorance. / If a person lives to a hundred years / clumsily directing body and mind, / it is not as good as a single day / of skillfully managing their course. / If a person lives to a hundred years / constantly harboring cowardice, / it is not as good as a single day / of heroic wisdom and strength. / If a person lives to a hundred years / without giving rise to virtuous vows, / it is not as good as a single day / of bringing forth the practice of the four great vows. / If a person lives to a hundred years / without producing a single insight of wisdom, / it is not as good as a single day / of possessing a sharp, bright nature of wisdom.