趕功即雜_Hasting Means Distraction

定課日程防懈怠，量力安排莫牽強；
大心純篤急不得，趕功欲速已夾雜。

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安排佛課以防懈怠，其內容及數量應在能力所及範圍內。菩提大心，純粹篤實，不是一蹴即至的。若想趕進度，則念已不純，做起功課便難踏實。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○○年八月廿五日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Hasting Means Distraction　Yutang Lin

Daily sessions of regular practices may guard against regress,
Tailored to suit individual ability and situation without strain.
Great mind is pure and solid; its attainment cannot be hurried.
Hasting toward accumulations is already a sign of distraction.

Comment:

Daily practice sessions are arranged to guard against laziness. The contents and amount of practice involved should be tailored to suit individual situations and abilities. The great mind of Bodhi is pure and solid; hence it cannot be achieved in a hurry. When one is hasting toward achieving accumulations, the mind is already impure; therefore, the practices cannot be conducted in solid concentration to yield desirable results.

Written in Chinese and Translated on August 25, 2000
El Cerrito, California

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