知見障　林鈺堂

人類認知終有限，覺受之外無從探；
掃盡我執歸本淨，超越時空不費力。

跋

現代科技發展，誠然令人驚歎不已。奈何人類知見終究無以超出感官可驗證之推論範圍，因此無從企及棄絕知見、掃盡我執後，回歸本來清淨之真相。

其實在法界之中有很多與吾人感官世界重疊之其他層面，只有在心地淨化已超越感官局限後才能通達。一般認定之時空座標，在此等層面中根本不存在。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○三年十一月七日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

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Knowledge Bound　Yutang Lin

Human knowledge is ultimately very limited;
Beyond senses we don't have a way to probe.
Having swept ego away, original purity rises;
Transcending time and space is just effortless.

Comment:

Modern developments in scientific technology are truly amazing. Nevertheless, human knowledge cannot go beyond the sphere of inferences based on data that are verifiable by our senses. Therefore, human knowledge cannot be expected to reach the true situation of original purity that is recovered only after all cognitive activities are abandoned and grasping to self is extinguished.

There are many levels of different spheres that are coextensive with our sensual sphere. Such other levels may be channeled only after mind has been purified to transcend the bondage of senses. The time and space coordinates do not even exist in such spheres.

Written in Chinese on November 7, 2003
Translated on November 8, 2003
El Cerrito, California

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