Mindfulness
春有百花秋有月 Spring comes with its flowers, autumn with the moon,
夏有涼風冬有雪 summer with breezes, winter with snow;
若無閑事挂心頭 when useless things don't stick in the mind,
更是人間好時節 that is your best season.
Wu-men Huai-kai (無門慧開 Mumon Ekai), from Wu-men kuan (Mumonkan) case 19
(The Light Inside the Dark 97)
春有百花秋有月 The spring flowers, the autumn moon;
夏有涼風冬有雪 Summer breezes, winter snow.
若無閑事挂心頭 If useless things do not clutter your mind,
更是人間好時節 You have the best days of your life.
(Two Zen Classics 73)
春有百花秋有月 Hundreds of spring flowers; the autumnal moon;
夏有涼風冬有雪 A refreshing summer breeze; winter snow;
若無閑事挂心頭 Free thy mind of all idle thoughts,
更是人間好時節 And for thee how enjoyable every season is!
(Essays in Zen Buddhism – First Series 349)
春有百花秋有月 Hundreds of flowers in the spring, the moon in the autumn,
夏有涼風冬有雪 A cool breeze in summer; and snow in winter;
若無閑事挂心頭 If there is no vain cloud in your mind
更是人間好時節 For you it is a good season.
(Zen Comments on the Mumonkan 140)
In spring hundreds of flowers,
In summer, refreshing breeze.
In autumn, harvest moon,
In winter, snowflakes accompany you.
If useless things do not hand in your mind,
Every season is a good season. (Zen Word, Zen Calligraphy 9)
Spring has its hundred flowers,
Autumn its moon.
Summer has its cooling breezes,
Winter its snow.
If you allow no idle concerns
To weight on your heart,
Your whole life will be one
Perennial good season. (The Golden Age of Zen 286-7)
[This source have the 3rd line with a variant character (3rd character): 若無閒事挂心頭 (The Golden Age of Zen 324 n.95)]
