世人何恶死,死必胜于生。
劳劳尘土中,役役岁月更。
大寒求以𣋉,大暑求以清。
维馁求以馌,维渴求以觥。
其少欲所惑,其老病所婴。
富贵拘法律,贫贱畏笞榜。
生既若此苦,死当一切平。
释子外形骸,道士完髓精。
二皆趋死途,足以见其情。
遗形得极乐,升仙上玉京。
是乃等为死,安有蜕骨轻。
日中不见影,阳魂与鬼并。
庄周谓之息,漏泄理甚明。
仲尼曰焉知,不使人道倾。
此论吾得之,曷要世间行。
世人何恶死,死必胜于生。
劳劳尘土中,役役岁月更。
大寒求以𣋉,大暑求以清。
维馁求以馌,维渴求以觥。
其少欲所惑,其老病所婴。
富贵拘法律,贫贱畏笞榜。
生既若此苦,死当一切平。
释子外形骸,道士完髓精。
二皆趋死途,足以见其情。
遗形得极乐,升仙上玉京。
是乃等为死,安有蜕骨轻。
日中不见影,阳魂与鬼并。
庄周谓之息,漏泄理甚明。
仲尼曰焉知,不使人道倾。
此论吾得之,曷要世间行。
世间的人为何如此厌恶死亡?
死亡必定胜过这样活着。
在尘土中辛劳不休,
岁月推移,役使不断。
严寒时祈求一点温暖,
酷暑时祈求一丝清凉。
饥饿时盼望得到食物,
干渴时盼望得到酒浆。
年轻时被欲望所迷惑,
年老时被疾病所缠扰。
富贵者受法律约束,
贫贱者害怕鞭打刑杖。
活着既然如此痛苦,
死亡应当是一切归于平静。
佛教徒舍弃外在形骸,
道士修炼保全精髓元神。
两者都走向死亡之路,
足以看出他们的真情。
遗弃形体获得极乐,
飞升成仙前往玉京——
这也同样是死亡,
怎会有蜕骨成仙的轻盈?
正午时身体不见影子,
阳魂已与鬼魂合并。
庄周称死亡为安息,
精气泄漏的道理很分明。
孔子说‘怎能知道呢’,
不使人道倾覆崩溃。
这番道理我已领悟,
何必在世间宣扬践行?
Why do people in this world so dread death?
Death must be better than this life we lead.
Toiling in the dust, endlessly we strive,
Driven through the years, no rest we receive.
In bitter cold, we seek a bit of warmth;
In scorching heat, we crave a cooling breeze.
When hunger strikes, we long for simple food;
When parched with thirst, we yearn for wine with ease.
In youth, desires lead us all astray;
In age, sickness and frailty hold sway.
The rich and noble fear the law's strict hand;
The poor and lowly dread the whip's command.
If life is filled with such relentless pain,
Then death must bring a peace, a level plain.
The Buddhist monk discards his mortal frame;
The Daoist sage refines his vital flame.
Yet both are on the path that leads to death,
Enough to show the truth with their last breath.
To leave the body and attain pure bliss,
Ascend as immortal to the jade abyss—
This too is but a form of death, the same,
How can one claim a lighter, transformed frame?
At noon, no shadow by the body cast,
The sun-soul mingles with the ghost at last.
Zhuang Zhou called it a rest, a gentle sleep;
The leaking vessel's truth is yours to keep.
Confucius said, 'How can we truly know?'
Lest human ways to ruin and chaos go.
This understanding I have come to hold,
Why must it in the mortal world be told?
生死之辩触及人类根本的认知框架。
探讨生死观,以死胜于生的惊世之论,表达对生命价值的深沉思考。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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