31/12/2025
外界如何大起大落，
對住在森林的出家人來說像是沒有分別，
新不新年依然是平靜，
滿足著平靜，
但此靜中却帶來內心寂樂。
數年來一直累積，
身體疲累感加強，
有時會感到身體快不行，
苦受多，
或許這就是生起了應停下來四處幫忙翻譯的信號與決心的原因，是撐不了應停了。
其實所做純出於慈悲，
且甚少人會做或願意做，
明年其實是堅持，雖然累到想就此停下來，但答應了便要做到。對我來說，長期靜下來是對身體最好的休養與治療。
舊的一年快已去，新的一年快來，人總期望未來更好，看星相，有時各說不一，亂了自己。
活在當下，不要把心著重於期待著未來，當心活當下，做好當下應做責任，活在行善除惡，淨化內在中，當下便是苦滅或靜樂，未來便一定具有快樂果報。
祝福大家新年快樂！平安！
No matter how dramatically the external world rises and falls,
for a renunciant living in the forest there seems to be no real difference.
Whether it is a new year or not, there is still the same calmness—
contentment in stillness,
and within that stillness arises a quiet inner joy.
Over the past several years, things have been steadily accumulating.
The sense of physical exhaustion has grown stronger;
at times it feels as if the body is close to giving out,
with much painful feeling.
Perhaps this is the sign and the resolve that has arisen—
that it is time to stop helping everywhere with translation work,
because the body can no longer sustain it and should rest.
In truth, everything done has been purely out of compassion,
and it is something few people would do or are willing to do.
Next year is really about perseverance:
although the exhaustion makes one want to stop altogether,
once a promise has been made, it must be fulfilled.
For me, remaining in long-term quietude is the best nourishment
and healing for the body.
As the old year is about to pass and the new year is about to arrive,
people naturally hope that the future will be better.
They look to astrology, yet different interpretations are often contradictory,
and this can disturb the mind.
Live in the present moment.
Do not place the heart on expectations of the future.
When the mind abides in the present,
doing well the responsibilities that should be done now,
living in goodness, refraining from evil, and purifying the inner being,
then the present moment itself becomes the cessation of suffering
or a state of tranquil joy.
The future will then certainly bear happy results.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year,
and peace and safety.
