The Song of Ten Practices - Master Hsing Yun


一修人我不計較,二修彼此不比較,
一修人我不计较,二修彼此不比较,

yì xiū rén wǒ bú jì jiào, èr xiū bǐ cǐ bù bǐ jiào,

ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄦˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ,

The first practice is not to argue with others. The second practice is not to compare yourself with others.
三修處事有禮貌,四修見人要微笑,
三修处事有礼貌,四修见人要微笑,

sān xiū chǔ shì yǒu lǐ mào, sì xiū jiàn rén yào wéi xiào,

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ, ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ,

The third practice is to deal with everything politely. The fourth practice is to smile when seeing everyone.
五修吃虧不要緊,六修待人要厚道,
五修吃亏不要紧,六修待人要厚道,

wǔ xiū chī kuī bú yào jǐn, liù xiū dài rén yào hòu dào,

ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ,

The fifth practice is never to be bothered by disadvantages. The sixth practice is to treat others with tolerance.
七修心內無煩惱,八修口中多說好,
七修心内无烦恼,八修口中多说好,

qī xiū xīn nèi wú fán nǎo, bā xiū kǒu zhōng duō shuō hǎo,

ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ, ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄠˇ,

The seventh practice is to let go of worries. The eighth practice is to speak good words.
九修所交皆君子,十修大家成佛道。
九修所交皆君子,十修大家成佛道。

jiǔ xiū suǒ jiāo jiē jūn zǐ, shí xiū dà jiā chéng fó dào.

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ, ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ.

The ninth practice is to make friends with good people. The tenth practice is to recognise that everyone can be buddha.
若是人人能十修,佛國淨土樂逍遙。
若是人人能十修,佛国净土乐逍遥。

ruò shì rén rén néng shí xiū, fó guó jìng tǔ lè xiāo yáo.

ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ, ㄈㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ.

If we can do the ten practices, we will live in a joyful pure land.


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