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Reborn Every Day

Due to having made karma,
rebirth consciousness arises.
But we need not think of rebirth only in a future life.
We are in actual fact reborn every moment with
new thoughts and feelings, and we bring with us
the karma that we made in past moments.

If we were angry a moment ago, we are not
going to feel good immediately.

If we were loving a minute ago, we would be
feeling fine now.

Thus we live from moment to moment with the
results of our karma.

Every morning, particularly, can be seen as a rebirth.
The day is young, we are full of energy,
and have a whole day ahead of us.
Every moment we get older and are tired enough
in the evening to fall asleep and die a small death.

All we can do then is toss and turn in bed,
and our mind is dreamy and foggy.

Every day can be regarded as a whole lifespan,
since we can only live one day at a time;

the past is gone and the future may or may not come;
only this rebirth, this day, this moment, is important.

-          Ayya Khema,

-          When the Iron Eagle Flies 

-          from Everyday Mind,

-          a Tricycle book edited by Jean Smith

再生的每一天

由於過去所造的業

“再生” 的識心會昇起

但是我們不必去想那再生只是未來的生命

實際上在每個片刻這再生都會帶來新的思緒和情感

我們也順便帶來了前個片刻所造的業

如果我們先前還在生氣此刻就不會立即感到舒暢

如果我們一分鐘前還沁潤在愛意中  此刻就感覺很好

因此我們是帶著業活在這接續的片刻中

特別是每個早晨  都可以看待是個 “再生”

這一天還很年青  我們充滿了活力

在我們眼前有一個 “整天”

每個片刻都使我們變老

到了夜晚  我們累到不行 

會入睡  死去一個 “小生死”

我們能夠做的只是 拋下這一天而換來了床舖

此時我們的心是夢幻而如處迷霧中

這每一天  都可以看待是個 “生死週期”

由於我們一次只能活一天

往日已過去了

未來可能到來  或不再到來

只有這個 “再生”  這個日子  這個片刻是重要的    

(Translated into Chinese by Path Walker)

....................Peace to all beings..............            

......................__/l\__......................