墨宝珍训

Precious teachings in calligraphy

水镜回天录 安慈着
予之水镜回天录。
所以作也。亦即为此也。
然此事。说来容易。行之甚难。
何以故。众生习善。耳提面命。
三诲五教。犹不奉行。若遇恶缘。

From the preface to Water Mirror Reflecting Heaven

This is the reason I am writing Water Mirror Reflecting Heaven. But although it is easy to talk about this, it is not easy to do it. Why? If you want living beings to be good, you have to constantly remind three times and instruct them five times, but still they do not obey instructions. If they encounter something evil…