Zheng Banqiao Poem: Difficult to be Mindless – 郑板桥《难得糊涂》

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难得糊涂

[清]郑板桥

聪明难,

糊涂难,

由聪明而转入糊涂更难。退一步,

放一着[1],

当下心安。

非图[2]后来福报也。

注释:

[1]着:原指下棋时所走的一步,后引申为为某种目的采取的一步行动。

[2]图:谋划取得。

Difficult to be Mindless

Zheng Banqiao

It is difficult to be mindful,

It is more so to be mindless,

And most difficult for a mindful to be mindless.

Never mind to retreat!

Your mind will be at ease

If you do not expect the return for the good you have done.

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