減輕物累　林鈺堂

負荷超載成低飛，貼近海面憂浪濤；
沖霄保安棄貨存，行人登高減物累。

跋

飛機超載以致低飛，則有安全之虞。欲沖天翱翔，只得棄貨。同理，修行者欲在佛道上攀登高峰，不可滯留於物累之中。

此作由夢示啟發。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○一年八月廿四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

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Reducing Possession　Yutang Lin

An airplane overloaded is bound to fly low;
So close to ocean that waves are of concern.
Soaring to safety requires luggage dumped;
Practitioners to attain high reduce baggage.

Comment:

An overloaded airplane would fly low as a result; consequently, its safety becomes an issue. In order to soar to higher altitudes its luggage need to be abandoned. Similarly, practitioners who aspire to reach higher planes on the Buddhist path could not remain loaded with possessions.

This work was inspired by a dream.

Written in Chinese on August 24, 2001
Translated on August 28, 2001
El Cerrito, California

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