Chinese Classical Literature

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。 《菜根谭》（人生态度、晚节更重） 声妓晚景从良，一世之胭花无碍；贞妇白头失守，半生之清苦俱非。语云：“看人只看后半截。”真名言也。 If, in later life, a courtesan marries into a good family, her past life is no embarrassment. If a woman who has been upright and haste all her life loses her personal integrity in her later years, all the virtue she has stored up is thrown away. A proverb goes: “When judging

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。 《菜根谭》（天机最神、智巧何益） 贞士无心徼福，天即就无心处牖其衷；憸人著意避祸，天即就著意中夺其魄。可见天之机权最神，人之智巧何益？ The man of steadfast morals does not pray for happiness, but Heaven, without him knowing it, fulfills his heart’s desires. The vicious man is most concerned with escaping calamities, but as he takes steps to do so Heaven deprives him of his senses and leaves him defenceless. From this, we can see