立場 林鈺堂

一味遷就落執無,隨緣開闊修解脫;
正道抉擇助醒迷,非同私利爭地盤。

或謂當一味遷就,方合無執。其實無執之教示乃為由偏執解脫而設,並非倡導毫無立場。若以毫無立場為正確,佛陀又何以傳教弘化?吾人自知糾纏、執著之習氣深重,故需藉修「無執」以達解脫。在此階段,凡事隨緣以開闊心胸及視野。至於熟習解脫之道以後,則宜依據法理及經驗,闡釋正確的見地、修法及道階,以助他人出迷達覺。在此階段,必定有為有不為,有分寸有立場。豈可一味退讓,而誤了導迷向覺的救渡大業?


                     二○○一年八月廿一日
                     養和齋    於加州


Standpoints Yutang Lin

Yielding all along becomes attaching to naught;
Going along with conditions to be open and free.
Choosing the right path to shed light on delusion,
Not same as fighting over turf for personal gains.

Comment:

Some said that one should yield all along to be free from attachments. In fact, the teaching of No Attachment is designed for transcendence from bias grasping but not for advocacy of no standpoints. Were it correct to hold no standpoints, how could Buddha give teachings to help sentient beings? We realize that our habitual tendency to grasp and get entangled is weighty; therefore, we adopt the practice of No Attachment to move toward liberation. At this stage we try to go along with situations and given conditions so as to open up our view and mind. Once we have become familiar with the path of liberation and related practices, we should expound, based on the teachings and our experiences, the correct views, practices and stages of the path in order to help others migrate from delusion to enlightenment. At this later stage there must be actions adopted and activities avoided, and measures and standpoints that are upheld. How could it be that one simply yields all along at the expense of hindering the great career of guiding deluded beings to enlightenment?


Written in Chinese on August 21, 2001
Translated on August 22, 2001
El Cerrito, California


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