February 2023

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集，为旷古稀世的奇珍宝训。对于人的正心修身、养性育德，有不可思议的潜移默化的力量。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗。似语录，而有语录所没有的趣味；似随笔，而有随笔所不易及的整饬；似训诫，而有训诫所缺乏的亲切醒豁；且有雨余山色，夜静钟声，点染其间，其所言清霏有味，风月无边。 《菜根谭·兢业的心思 潇洒的趣味》 洪应明 学者有段兢业的心思，又要有段潇洒的趣味。若一味敛束清苦，是有秋杀无春生，何以发育万物？ Although a scholar should be circumspect in his behaviour, he should also have a lively and untrammeled spirit. What will happen if he exercises self-restraint to such an extent as to allow himself nothing other than a Spartan living? It will be just like having a world always in the

当春天到来时阳光和暖，就连花草树木也争奇斗艳，在大地铺上一层美景，甚至连飞鸟也懂得在这春光明媚的大自然里宛转动听地鸣叫。士君子假 如能侥幸出人头地列入杰出人物行列，同时每天又能酒足饭饱过上好生活， 却不想为后世写下几部有益的书，做一些有益于世人的事，那他即使活到一 百岁的高寿也如同一天都没活过。 《菜根谭·花铺好色 人行好事》 洪应明 春至时和，花尚铺一段发色，鸟且啭几句好音。士君子幸列头角，复遇温饱，不思立好言，行好事，虽是在世百年，恰似未生一日。 When spring arrives the weather turns mild. Flowers blossom, carpeting the earth. The birds sing beautiful canticles of praise. Scholars rejoice to find their names on the lists of successful examination candidates. They are finely clad and eat their fill. At such a time, if they do