The Classic of One Hundred "Filial Piety"
百孝經
白水老人 慈訓 |
The Classic of One Hundred "Filial Piety"
by Pure Water Elder |
天地重孝孝當先,一個孝字全家安
孝順能生孝順子,孝順子弟必明賢 孝是人道第一步,孝子謝世即為仙 自古忠臣多孝子,君選賢臣舉孝廉 盡心竭力孝父母,孝道不獨講吃穿 孝道貴在心中孝,孝親親責莫回言 |
The heaven values filial piety as the ultimate virtue; Filial piety keeps the family peacefully.
Filial people will have filial children; Filial descendants will be wise and virtuous. Being filial is the first step towards moral integrity; A filial person will be granted admission to Heaven upon his departure. Since ancient time, almost all loyal courtiers were filial people; The Sovereign always chose filial courtiers to serve for him People should do their best to be filial; Filial piety is more than just providing food and clothing to one’s parents. Filial piety comes from sincerety of heart; A filial person, when blamed by his parents, does not talk back. |
惜乎人間不識孝,回心復孝天理還
諸事不順因不孝,怎知孝能感動天 孝道貴順無他妙,孝順不分女共男 福祿皆由孝字得,天將孝子另眼觀 人人都可孝父母,孝敬父母如敬天 孝子口裡有孝語,孝婦面上帶孝顏 公婆上邊能盡孝,又落孝來又落賢
女得淑名先學孝,三從四德孝在前 孝在鄉黨人欽敬,孝在家中大小歡 孝子逢人就勸孝,孝化風俗人品端 生前孝子聲價貴,死後孝子萬古傳 處世惟有孝力大,孝能感動地合天 孝經孝文把孝勸,孝父孝母孝祖先 父母生子原為孝,能孝就是好兒男 為人能把父母孝,下輩孝子照樣還 堂上父母不知孝,不孝受窮莫怨天 孝子面帶太和象,入孝出悌自然安 親在應孝不知孝,親死知孝後悔難 |
It’s a shame that many people don’t practice filial piety; Filial Piety is the Heavenly principle.
When things are not going smoothly, it’s due to a lack of filial piety; Do you know the Heaven can be deeply touched by filial piety? The key to filial piety is to please your parents; Filial piety can be done by everyone, male and female alike. Both happiness and wealth originate from filial piety; Heaven will favor those who uphold filial piety. Everyone can be filial to his parents; Being filial to parents is the same as respecting Heaven. Filial people speak filial expression; A filial woman always has a smiling appearance. A woman is filial to her parents-in-law; She will be reciprocated by her filial piety and righteousness.
To build a good reputation, a woman must learn filial piety; Filial piety should be placed above other virtues expected of women. In their hometowns, filial people will be respected; at home they will be loved by everybody, young and old alike. Filial people advise everyone to be filial; Filial piety can transform social environment and teach people to behave with dignity. A filial person will have a good reputation in life and will be remembered from generation to generation after death. Filial piety is the strongest moral value; Filial piety can be hear from Heaven. To recite this Classics of filial piety promote filial piety. Be filial to their parents and ancestors.
Parents raise children to fulfill their filial obligations; A filial person is a good descendant. If a person is filial to his parents, his filial children will reciprocate. If one shows no filial piety to one's parents, one cannot blame Heaven for one's poverty. A filial person always looks peaceful and content; A person will have peace of mind while he be filial both at home or outside of the home. If one fails to practice filial piety while one's parents are alive, one will regret after one's parents pass away. |
孝在心孝不在貌,孝貴實行不在言
孝子齊家全家樂,孝子治國萬民安 五穀豐登皆因孝,一孝即是太平年 能孝不在貧和富,善體親心是孝男 兄弟和睦即為孝,忍讓二字把孝全 孝從難處見真孝,孝容滿面承親顏 |
Filial piety is done from heart rather than in appearance; It is focus on conducts rather than words.
A filial person leads other family members to have a happy life; A a filial person governs a nation of people who enjoy a society of harmony. Bumper harvests are attributable to filial piety; Filial piety is bound to bring harmony and joy. The rich or the poor can practice filial piety; A person who is able to read his parents’ minds is a filial person. Harmony among siblings is filial piety; Care and patient is the elements of filial piety. True filial piety in a person can be seen more clearly during troubled times; Filial piety can be observed when one serves parents. |
父母雙全正宜孝,孝思鰥寡親影單
趕緊孝來光陰快,親由我孝壽由天 生前能孝方為孝,死後盡孝徒枉然 孝順傳家孝是寶,孝性溫和孝味甘 羊羔跪乳尚知孝,烏鴉反哺孝親顏 為人若是不知孝,不如禽獸實可憐 百行萬善孝為首,當知孝字是根源 念佛行善也是孝,孝仗佛力超九天 大哉孝乎大哉孝,孝矣無窮孝無邊 此篇句句不離孝,離孝人倫顛倒顛 念得十遍千個孝,念得百遍萬孝全 千遍萬遍常常念,消災免難百孝篇 |
Being filial to your parents while they are still alive. When one of your parent pass away, you will feel a sense of loss taking care of a widowed parent.
Hurry to be filial to your parents because time flies; Being filial is up to you, but parents longevity is up to God. The true filial piety can only be given to parents when they are still alive; Filial piety given after your parents’ death will be in useless. Filial piety is a treasure to pass from generation to generation; Filial piety helps you develop humble personality and leaves you with warm feelings. Lambs kneeling milk still know filial piety; Crows feed their parents to show filial piety. If a person doesn't none of filial piety, he is truly pathetic and miserable to animals. Filial piety is the ultimate of virtues; Everyone should know that filial piety is the origin of all virtues. Praying Buddha and performing good deeds is also a form of filial piety; Filial piety with help of Buddha is very powerful. The great filial piety! The great filial piety! The power of filial piety has no boundary. Every verse of this poem is about filial piety; Human ethics will be deviated without filial piety. Reciting this Classic ten times, you have read a thousand words of filial piety; Reciting this Classic a hundred times, you will reach the perfect state of filial piety Reciting this Classic of Filial Piety over and over again will keep you away from all kinds from disasters and casualties. |