No Ajahn Chah《012》

《012》諸行 (和合事物、有為法)都不屬于我們，它們會隨順自己的自然法則。我們對于身體的現象一點辦法也沒有，我們可以使它漂亮一點，暫時看起來動人且潔淨，如同抹口紅、留纖長指甲的少女一樣。可是，一旦上了年紀時，任何人都一樣。這就是身體的現象，我們無法使它做任何改變。但是，我們所能提升和美化的，就是這棵心。

Conditions don』t belong to us. They follow their own natural course. We can』t do anything about the way the body is. We can beautify it a little, make it look attractive and clean for a while, like the young girls who paint their lips and let their nails grow long, but when old age arrives, everyone is in the same boat. That is the way the body is. We can』t make it any other way. But, what we can improve and beautify is the mind.