《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。 其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。

《菜根谭》（看得圆满、放得宽平）

此心常看得圆满，天下自无缺陷之世界；此心常放得宽平，天下自无险侧之人情。

If every person made a habit of looking upon everything as flawless, then everything in the world would naturally become perfect. If every person made a habit of making his heart expansive and tranquil, then men's evil and harmful feelings would naturally disappear.

（保罗·怀特 译）

Make a habit of regarding the world as perfect, and the world in the heart will naturally become flawless. Make a habit of regarding the world as open and fair, and the world in the heart will naturally become free of evil and craft.

（周文标 译）

When one always has a contented mind, there will be a perfect world; when one always has a tolerant mind, there will be no treacherous human world.

（蒋坚松 译）

If there were a general view that everything is flawless, then all beings in the world would naturally lack defects. If there were a general attitude of generosity and being fair, then all beings of the world would naturally lack malicious feelings.

（Robert Aitken & Daniel W. Y. Kwok 译）

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