平 安 铭
（勒石于南岳第一峰的湘君撰书巜平安铭》）
平非险难 安无灾祸 人有多求 平安居首 世事无常 浮生若梦 钟鸣鼎食 落花流水 锦衣珍藏 玉殒香消 大奖盛典 过眼云烟 豪言壮举 或留笑嘘
That no difficulties nor obstacles are encountered is “PING” of Chinese character “平” and that no disasters are met with is “AN”of Chinese character “安”. The combination of“PING AN”of Chinese character “平安” means safety and security. Life consists in many pursuits, yet safety and security comes first. Everything is changing and unpredictable. Life is short, often like a dream. Even an extremely rich family may decline someday. Likewise, magnificent clothes and rare treasures which are cherished all the time may perish sometime. The grand awards and the ceremonies are nothing but as transient as fleeting clouds. Militant and lofty words spoken out sometimes can only leave ridicule and sighs.
人生草芥 只争朝夕 惟求平安 不思进取 失之怯乎 惟求进取 不保平安 失之躁耳 德薄位尊 智小谋大 力弱任重 难保平安
Life is as ordinary and fragile as grass. It is necessary to hurry and seize every minute to realize our values. Is it not cowardice that makes us lose ourselves, if we seek only safety and security without thinking and making progresses? Is it not haste that makes us lose ourselves, if we only strive for progresses without secure safety and peace? He who is weak in morality but high in rank can hardly guarantee
his safety; he who is weak in wisdom but making great plans can hardly guarantee his safety; and he who is weak in ability but with heavy responsibility can hardly guarantee his safety either.
（周令钊先生收藏湘君撰书巜平安铭》并题词）
予谓自强不息 执著不迂 富贵不淫 贫贱不移 威武不屈 尊显不昏 旷达不羁 宠辱不惊 平而不庸 安而不惰 乃真人也
I hold that he is a true person who keeps on making his efforts without slackening, who is persistent without being pedantic, who is open-minded but not unconstrained, who is not profligate when rich or in a high position, who does not change his will or standpoint when poor, who is not succumbed in the face of might and power, who is not enticed by honor and glory, who is not tempted by gains and losses, who lives prosaically but not vulgarly, and who enjoys a comfort but not lazy life.
至若涤浊荡污 风云际会 济世裕民 改天换地 履险临难 铁肩担当 赴汤蹈火 在所不惜 生灭灵觉 百代流芳 慷慨浩歌 何以惧之
In the period of eradicating bad habits and customs and in times of crisis we need to transform the world and shoulder the burden of danger for the people, for the country and for the nation. Even if we are called to go through fire and water, we shall do nothing but go. In this way, even if our lives have perished, the awakening of the spirit will be popular for one generation after another. What are we afraid of in such a vehement and magnificent situation?
（著名画家杨敬云先生题赞湘君《人生三铭》）
而或小肚鸡肠 匹夫意气 寻衅斗狠 刻薄阴鸷 弄巧反拙 伤人害己 跋扈张扬 恣意妄为 恃功骄宠 逆天异己 根底纵深 必多凶危 福祸顺逆 转眼变易
However, some people are narrow-minded and ignorant with personal prejudice. They only know how to vent their anger regardless of the overall situation and only rely on personal thoughts and emotions to pick a quarrel and fight brutally; or they are psychologically insidious and harsh in temperament and outsmart themselves so as to hurt people and harm themselves as well; or being arrogant and arbitrary, they capitalize on their contributions and are conceited of favor to rebel against Heaven and commit a disturbance. They forget what their initial aspirations are, degenerated even denatured. Even if such persons are deep inthe background and strong in influence, it will be difficult for them to avoid frequent crises. For them, good into evil, prosperity into adversity, is just a blink of theeye.
平安与否 命运所系 命虽含悲 运或有喜 谦虚谨慎 争端可弭 外圆内方 人祸能避 参悟天地 转危成机 顺时应变 化险为夷 厚德载物 众属民归 得道多助 平安吉利
Whether it is safe or not is destiny. Although sad things may happen in your life, you will be rewarded with joy in your luck. Those who are modest and cautious can eliminate the disputes; those who are easy-going and rigorous can often avoid man-made disasters; those who understand the mystery of society and the way of the world can turn danger into opportunity; those who meet an emergency according to the situation can possibly turn the danger into safety; those whose virtue is as thick as the earth can carry everything and will earn the trust of other people; those who have mastered the law and pursued morality enjoys abundant support from all and they will be safe and auspicious at the same time.
※人生来处是家园 (心灵)回家即走平安路 平沙乐(落)雁 安畴朱凤 衡麓湘滨是吾家 南岳衡山(火神祝融驻足地 主旺)七二峰中有安上 永和 永泰 祥光 会善 瑞应 普贤 观音 文殊 弥陀 弥勒 芙蓉 莲花 屏障 凤凰 天堂诸峰 寓尚平倡安意境 故上衡山谓走平安之路
※ Where one was born is his hometown.(Soul) Going home means living safely. By the shoals wild geese feed and in the flat fields rose-finches pick. Close to the Xiangjiang River at the foot of Hengshan Mountain is my hometown. Hengshan Mountain is where the god of fire (holding prosperity) resides. Among the 72 peaks there are such peaks named Yonghe (forever harmony), Yongtai (forever safety), Xiangguang (auspicious light),Huishan (kind heart), Ruiying (lucky), Puxian (Samantabhadra), Guanyin, Wenshu, Amitabha Buddha, Maitreya, Furong (Confederate rose), Lianhua (lotus flower), Pinzhang (protective screen),Fenghuang (phoenixPhoenix), and Tiantang (Heaven Hall). All the names of the peaks imply the artistic conception of upholding safety and advocating health. So climbing Hengshan means to live a safe and sound life.
健 康 铭
（勒石于南岳第一峰的湘君撰书巜健康铭》）
有力乃健 无病则康 积健为雄 久康寿享 矫捷躯体 大有作为 阳光心态 如虎添翼
That one is physically strong is called “JIAN” of Chinese character “健” and that one has no disease is called “KANG” of Chinese character “康”. The combination of “JIAN KANG”of Chinese character “健康”means being healthy.
One who is healthy and strong can be powerful and one who is free of diseases can live long. One who is vigorous and nimble can do something great. One who is in a sunny mentality will be as able as a tiger with wings added.
健康元一 利誉辐圆 依健而进 功德十晋 持康至臻 喜乐倍增
Health is the root of life. Profit and reputation is just a circle that radiates behind the “One” of health. If one strives for health to make progresses, his merits and virtues will be improved; if one keeps healthy at a high level, his joy and happiness will be doubled.
求健身勤 祈康心静 锻炼筋骨 修养性情 和颜悦色 旺阳滋阴 麒豹劲气 龙马精神 羚猿身手 犀象从容 鲲鹤境界 鹰隼目光 凤鹄品格 雁鸽衷肠 松柏仪范 梅菊气派 云水风度 海岳襟怀 竹节柳韵 蕙貭兰馨 无得失苦 超平奇境 寿必其数 享安楽尊 野蛮体魄 文明思想 天人谐健 身心泰康
Whoever wants to keep fit and healthy must be diligent in physical exercises and whoever desires to be happy and healthy must maintain peace of mind. Do physical exercises to strengthen your muscles; cultivate your moral character, mould your temperament and adjust your emotions correspondingly; and be kind and pleasant to prosper your Yang and to thrive your Yin. By doing so, you can have the unyielding spirit of the unicorn and the panther and vigorous spirit of the lion and the horse; you will be as robust as the antelope and the ape; you will be unhurried and as calm as the elephant and the rhinoceros; you can reach the realm as the roc or the crane can; your vision will be as sharp as those of hawks or eagles; your characters and morals will be as noble as those of wild swans or phoenixes; you can speak words right from your heart as geese and pigeons do; your deportment and demeanor will be like those of pine trees and cypresses; your manner will be like that of plums and chrysanthemums; you will be with the bearing of wind and clouds; you will have the tolerance and patience of mountains and seas; your moral integrity will be like that of bamboos; you will have the poise and charm of willows and you will be as pure and graceful as orchids. Anyone who is free of depression of gains or losses can transcend the ordinary and grotesque of life to attain detachment and live as long as possible and finally enjoy the relief of a happy death. Strengthen your bodies and civilize your thoughts. Unity of heaven and man allows satisfaction and peace both in mind and body.
※(健康不存 所有归零 生命不在 既得皆空)
衡山(对应二十八宿中轸星 主寿)五岳独秀 林木苍茂 佛道渊深 其首峰回雁有寿佛 金简峰有宋徽宗题 寿岳摩崖 轸宿 灵芝 喜阳 会仙 灵药等峰诠释寿岳之气清岳秀(李白诗) 掷钵峰下福严寺有联 福严为南山第一古刹 般若是老祖不二法门 意衡山即(寿比)南山 故上南岳谓走健康之路
※(Without good health, everything is nothingness and without life, all things acquired are meaningless.)
Hengshan Mountain, the most beautiful mountain among the Five Mountains, corresponds to the Zhen Star (controlling longevity) in the thelunar mansions. The forest there is green and thick and the mountain boasts its long history of Daoism and Buddhism. At the first peak (Huiyan Peak) locates a Longevity Buddha. On a precipice of the Jinjian Peak were carved the Chinese characters of Shouyue (longevity mountain) handwritten by an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
The peaks of Polar Star, Lucid Ganoderma, Heliophilous, Meeting Fairies, and Panacea can show us well that the Mountain is beautiful and the air, clean. Below the Throwing Bowl Peak stands Fuyan Temple. There goes a couplet: Fuyan Temple is the first ancient one in Hengshan Mountain; reading Prajnaparamita Sutra is ancestors ‘only way to excellent practice, which means that one can be as old as Hengshan Mountain. So climbing Hengshan Mountain implies to walk the way of health.
成 功 铭
凡事善终谓之成 成效显著谓之功
ThatThose things are done with good results isare called accomplishment and that things are done with high efficiency and great achievements is called success.
功成者 预则立 明向而行 谋定而动 立乃兴 择机而发 顺势而为 兴贵恒 气度恢弘 ( 成大事不拘小节) 沉著坚忍( 立大功不争一时 )恒致远 开悟通变 得道天成
An achiever is one who has prediction and plans before making decisions and who understands his direction and knows what is about before taking actions. After the decision has been made and an opportune moment has been chosen, he will set off. He will take actions according to situations and make progressesprogress steadily and persistently. He must be with great patience (One who intends to achieve things great does not care about trifles). He must stay calm and persevering (One who intends to make great achievements must compete permanently). With perseverance, one can be enlightened and flexible and he will make great achievements and be succeeded naturally and finally.
成非常事 立非常功 必施非常策 傾非常力 用非常人 勤學勤思 自律自信 堅彊堅定 共赢共進 髙能髙怀 善做善成者即非常人
If one expects to do something unordinary well and make extraordinary achievements, he must employ people of no ordinary and make great and extraordinary efforts with unusual strategies.
Powerful abilities and broad mind are needed if a person wants to win and strive forward with his partner, wants to be diligent in learning and thinking, wants to be self-disciplined, confident, strong and firm.
He who is good at doing things well is an unusual man.
（诺贝尔文学奖得主莫言收藏湘君书撰《成功铭》手卷）
人生一世 俯仰之间 纵有自豪之成 骄人之功 然于天地无道 于社稷无补 于苍生无德 于青史无言 不过蝼蚁之成 抷土之功
Life is short. It seems to be as short as the moment between the bending down and the lifting up of one’s head. If there are achievements and contributions that make you proud but you do not understand the nature of the heaven and the earth, you do not make constructive contributions to your country and you do not win the admirations of the multitudes and do not make achievements worth being kept in history books, your success is as tiny and trivial as ants or dust.
（北京孔庙国子监博物馆2O17年春节展出并收藏湘君书撰的丈二巨幅行草《健康铭》）
功过成败 非一厢情愿 一己之能 一时作为所笃定 成事忌急功近利 浮躁盲动 忌好大喜功 眼髙手低 忌居功自傲 骄奢淫逸 忌功亏一篑 (临门一脚不能进 决胜一刻不能搏 九死一生不能挺)功败垂成
Merits and virtues, faults and losses, success or failure is never decided by an individual with his personal wish or by a momentary action. One who is eager for success cannot rush into quick results, cannot hanker only after the immediate effects and benefits and cannot take actions in his restlessness and turmoil. One should not be occupied with doing something grand and making great achievements only and should not have high ambitions without taking real actions. One should not claim credit for himself and become arrogant with his nose in the air. One should not indulge in an extravagant and unrestrained life or sensual pleasures. One should not give up halfway. If one cannot seize the critical moment or cannot fight at the moment of the decisive victory or cannot hold on when it comes to life and death, he may encounter his failure while things are nearly success.
成败非独英雄论 不以成败论英雄 英雄造时势 时势造英雄 (顺之功勋巨胜秉赋 逆之成绩难匹劳奉)成事在天 谋事在人 (败之英雄余叹惜 成者鄙佞论功名) 成莫嗜显 功勿贪大 有三分能 尽八分力 成六分功 幸莫大焉 求成功者 权不必倾朝野 富不必敌州国 才不必经天地 得人和之谐 地利之便 天时之顺 自身之备 必有成功之快乐 快乐小我之成功 成功大我之快乐
Success or failure cannot be used as the basis to judge whether one is a hero or not. A hero cannot be measured with success or failure. Heroes make times and vise versa (In prosperity, one can often go beyond the conditions of endowment and achieve more while in adversity, one’s achievements can hardly match his painstaking efforts). Try your best. Man proposes and heaven disposes (It is a pity for a hero who has failed. A mean person of success will talk about his achievements and make a name for himself). When successful, one should not covet fame or a high rank position. It is extremely lucky for one who is short of ability to finish six-tenth of his workload through his hard working. One who seeks for success does not have to be powerful enough to overthrow the government, does not have to be as wealthy as a state and does not have to be able to rule a country either. If he is in harmony with other people, at a right time, in a proper place and after good preparations, he will enjoy the happiness of success. Happiness is the success of minor self and success builds the happiness of agreater self.
*小我： 小器 小性 小圈 小域 小样之我也 大我：大局 大气 大众 大千 大同之我也
* Minor self means individual self and the greater self means the Great Harmony self.
※岣嵝 南岳衡山主峰之一 黄帝元妃嫘祖曾浣纱缫丝在此 更有蝌蚪文碑铭禹治水大功 清彭玉麟 曾国荃 陈士杰等高士返湘亦屡盘桓斯 衡阳城区湘蒸水会流处有石鼓江山 上有书院 列宋兴之初四大书院首 朱熹 张栻等曾开讲在此 传育湖湘代代人杰 曾国藩彭玉麟(彭少年曾求学于斯)在此练成湘军 并弑牛祭天出征 湘军后战功卓绝 成战斗力代名词 故登岣嵝 达石鼓谓走成功之路
※ Goulou is one of the main peaks of Hengshan Mountains. It is said that Leizu, Yuan concubine of Xuanyuan Emperor, once washed silks there. Also an inscription in Tadpole character recorded the achievement of the great Yu combating the flood. Peng Yulin, Zeng Guofan, Chen Shijie and other excellent persons in the Qing Dynasty went there and checked the inscription many times. At the convergence of the Xiangjiang River and the Zhengshui River stands the Shigu Hill. On it was built the Shigu Academy, the header of the Four Academies in the early Song Dynasty. Famous ancient philosophers such as Zhu Xi, Zhang Shi taught there. In this academy many outstanding people were cultivated. For instance, Zeng Guofan and Peng Yulin recruited and trained an army later called the Xiang Army in Hengyang in the Qing Dynasty. After the army being trained and an ox being sacrificed, they went out to battle. This army won one victory after another and made great war-achievements. The phrase the Xiang Army has become the symbol of strong fighting capacity. So, climbing Goulou Peak and visiting the Shigu Academy implies to be on the road to success.
（著名书法家何满宗题赞湘君巜人生三铭》）
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身登衡岳探紫冥 足濯湘水涤红尘 神游大千世事透 思接苍穹星辰近 历览贤哲求和索 反复叩问知与行 众生希冀何其多 蓦然回首三者重 平安为享受之首 健康乃幸福之基 成功即快乐之要 余深思之廿余载 悟南(岳衡)山心愿之旅 得铭文不足千言 勒之为鉴飨来者
戍戌年末又订于衡
When I climbed to the summit of Hengshan Moutain, it seems to me to be able to touch the Pluto and the Polar Star. In the Xiangjiang River I have washed off the dust; through travellingtraveling across the world I have read the world's affairs. My thought is interlinked with the vault of heaven and near to stars. After a survey of the search and exploration of the wise and able person and a repeated inquiry of the relationship between knowing and doing, I have realized that man expects too much. In my retrospect, suddenly I am enlightened that safety, health and success are of great importance. Among them, safety is primary, health is the basis of happiness and success is the key ofto happiness. During the past twenty years and more, I have pondered over what's behind the wish journey to Hengshan Mountain. These less-than-one-thousand-character inscriptions were composed for the young generations to enjoy and to use for reference.
Revised in Wild Goose City in fall, 2018
同道渺渺君子堂堂一一 跋《尹同君人生三铭》
陈羲明
同君(字湘君，别署湘君垆，号金石儒、书画禅、笔拂尘、洪垆)三铭，文起衡岳。
“云开衡岳积阴止，天马凤凰春树里，年少峥嵘屈贾才，山川奇气曾钟此”，借毛公当年《送纵宇一郎东行》之句状同君其地其人其文其书，颇为贴切。
“吾道南来，原是濂溪一脉;大江东去，无非湘水余波”。湖湘乃中国之丹田，华夏精气神之聚地。“西南云气来衡岳，日夜江声下洞庭”(清黄道让撰岳麓山云麓宫联)。八百里衡岳(韶峰为南岳七十二峰 之一)上顶湖南之天(灵)，八百里洞庭深接湖南之地(气)。衡阳回雁峰为南岳衡山七十二峰之首峰， 八百里南岳之龙头一—虽海拔仅九十八米，然真可谓“山不在高，有仙则名”。此峰秋冬可留北往南飞 之雁，足见灵气如何了得!南梁天监十二年，回雁峰始建云禅寺，隋改称雁峰寺沿袭至今，寺内有寿佛殿，(寿佛为隋唐时主持此寺高僧，明清之际，转世驻锡，寺门楹联“五百年化身归来，十方福地斯为美;七二峰从头数去，千古名山不在高”。)寿佛殿出后门，即达回雁峰顶及回雁阁。殿后墙及阁上书法名家荟萃，沈鹏、欧阳中石、李铎、王遐举、刘供彪，张继、周祥林、何满宗、虞逸夫、史穆、张锡良、 曾玉衡、邓盘石、欧伯达和(陈羲明)等皆有作品刊刻于此。出寿佛殿后门右侧，巨幅行楷《健康铭》《平安铭》即同君撰书。同君另有一铭《成功铭》，初为岣缕峰撰，现亦(类禹碑)勒石于石鼓书院。石鼓书院列宋兴之初四大书院首，比岳麓书院早建百年，为千年湘学之渊薮，朱熹、王船山、曾熙(大书家) 等大儒曾主讲于斯，亦当年曾国藩演练湘军水师之将台和湘军练成之出发地。同君于此二处能勒石铭文， 非衡阳一地之意味、品位，乃湖南甚至中国之意味、品位也。
同君三铭，字字珠玑，琢文十二载，阅改数百通，具古铭之精妙，蕴经典之正大;山野得兹蕙质兰馨， 庙堂珍其松柏仪范;高人阅过更求天真，凡夫诵来能得从容。同君书法，碑帖兼镕，散盘石鼓，秦昭汉刻， 龙门金刚，晋帖鹤铭，王欧褚颜，黄傅(山)何(绍基)曾(熙)，心追手摹，长锋沉着，日积月累，连(四十余)年不辍，直入堂奥，渐臻佳境，神清韵雅，气郁格高。其点画笔墨可见“唯有南岳独如飞”之风光， 亦有“楚虽三户，亡秦必楚”之风骨，还具“惟楚有才，于斯为盛”之风采。
同君同君，同道渺渺，君子堂堂。
同君三铭，斯文斯书，金声玉振，铁画银钩;勒石名胜，观摩誉众，流播后世，必长传承。 壬辰荷季之初于古城长沙太平老街三缘堂
(作者为中国书法家协会理事、评委，清华大学书法导师，湖南省书法家协会驻会副主席)
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