不落兩邊行中道，兩頭落空何去從？
融通兩邊便活轉，可進可退隨緣渡。
跋
前作〈開合自在〉更有深一層之意義。佛法常云「不落（對立之）兩邊」，而以合乎空性之行止為「中道」。但是一般對空性難以悟達，遑論證入。若為「不落兩邊」，難免實則「兩頭落空」，而不知何去何從。故當暸解空性不落兩端而融通兩邊，因此合於空性之中道行止即是可進可退之活用。明乎此，則無所執，而隨緣渡生，示以此等透徹之了悟。
二○○七年五月廿七日
養和齋 於加州
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To Unify Dual Sides
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yutang Lin"
To: "Hao Wang"
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:43 AM
Subject: Two New Poems in Calligraphy_兩首新翰墨：開合自在、融通兩邊
Disciple Wang Hao had received the two new works related to the
seals he carved.
弟子王浩已經收到和他所刻印文相關的兩件新作。
He appreciated the validity of my advices, and will make the
revisions accordingly.
他了解我的指導是正確的，並且將會依之來做修正。
He requested that I wrote these two poems in Calligraphy, so I did
and attached them.
他提請我親書這兩首詩，所以我也寫了並且將它們附呈。
This email is Bcc to all on my list.
此電郵以密件傳給我名單中所有的人。
Attain Enlightenment Soon!
祝早成佛！
Yutang
鈺堂
To Unify Dual Sides Yutang Lin
Walking on the Middle Path without fallen into the dual sides,
Lost on both ends, whereto should one approach or stay away?
Once dual sides are unified one would turn around only lively,
Salvation moves can go back or forth depending on occasions.
Comment:
My previous work "To Open and Close at Will" contained a deeper significance that is to be revealed here. In Dharma it is often said that one should not fall into the extremes of either side of a duality, and that actions and non-actions that are in accordance with the philosophy of Blank Essence (Sunyata) constitute the Middle Path (between the two extremes). Nevertheless, ordinarily it is rather difficult for people to comprehend the significance of Blank Essence, not to mention to attain its realization in deeds. When Buddhists attempted to avoid falling into the extremes of two sides of a duality, in fact often they could not escape from falling into failure on both sides, and then they would not know where to approach to and where to stay away from. Therefore, we should understand that Blank Essence does not fall into the two extremes of duality and yet it does unify the two opposite sides of duality. And hence, actions and non-actions of the Middle Path that are in accordance with the philosophy of Blank Essence are simply lively behaviors that can move forward or backward, left or right, depending on the circumstances. Once this is comprehended, one would not have any specific grasping, but just spend the rest of one's life in salvation activities as situations arise and allow, so as to reveal such thorough comprehension of the essence of Dharma.
Written in Chinese and translated on May 27, 2007
El Cerrito, California
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