看開些_Be More Open

有些學佛久的
依佛法的一些見解
評斷他人
不接受他人的親近

若是初修
需要出離　清淨
　以期專一深入
也無可厚非

已經學佛久了
總要想到方便接引有緣者
斷然拒人
似乎法執太過強

一般人大都難以全如佛法
依法講求也無濟於救渡
保持來往
漸漸潛移默化
才不失寬容厚道

佛法的見解
與世間多少有差距
看開些
　不要執那麼緊
才能在世間以行持接引
一頭冷水潑下
也可能澆熄趨向菩提的熱忱
不可不慎

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年十二月廿六日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　　於加州

Be More Open　Yutang Lin

Some had practiced Dharma for long years
Abiding by some Dharma points of view
They passed judgments on others
And refused to let some people get close to them

If they were novices
Who need to stay away and remain in solitude
　　　　 So as to attain concentration and depth
That would be proper according to Dharma

Having practiced Dharma for long time
One should always think of somehow converting
　　　　 Those with causal connections to meet and associate
Drastically pushed people away
Seems to grasp Dharma by wording too tight

Ordinary people mostly cannot be in full accord with Dharma
Demanding by Dharma could hardly help achieving salvation
Maintain associations
Gradually convert through daily contacts
Would not go astray from tolerance and kindness

Views of Dharma are
More or less distant from worldly ways
Be more open
　　　　 No need to grasp words so tight
Only then can one convert others in the world through personal conducts
Pouring a basin of cold water over head
Could also extinguish the warmth of aspiring toward Bodhi
It could not be done without prudence

Written in Chinese and translated on December 26, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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