依何 林鈺堂簡繁轉換 - 繁體
依法不依人
因為法是證悟的真理
超越個人的有限經驗
密宗的傳記中
却有許多事蹟
依人不依法
如密勒雖得法，未蒙師允，便修無應驗
如那洛巴先禮本尊而忽略上師，成證稽遲
因為法是記載意念的工具
而上師才是傳續證德的法流
如此是否無所適從
行者當如何依止
真正的佛法是超越言詮的真理
可以把捉的「佛法」只是證悟者為救渡而設的方便
沒有成證的大德可以依止時
只好憑義理來決定如何修行以期證悟
幸好有大德可以親近時
莫為自身的觀念所障蔽
而重「法」輕「人」
已悟者的指點
可以針對未悟者的盲點
信受便易突破
老待「講理」
開悟便待千年萬年了
二○一一年元月十九日
養和齋 於加州
Which to Follow
Yutang Lin
One should follow Dharma instead of persons
Because Dharma is truth based on enlightened realization
Transcending personal limited experiences
And yet in Tantric biographies
There are many records indicating that
One should follow persons instead of Dharma
For examples
Milarepa received teachings without Guru's permission
And then his practice could not yield attainments
Naropa made prostrations first to Yidam, ignoring the Guru beside
Consequently his attainment was delayed for years
Because Dharma is tool that conveys ideas
While Guru is the Dharma stream that transmits fruits of realizations
Facing these, does one become perplexed
How should a Dharma practitioner follow and abide by
Genuine Dharma is truth beyond explanations through words
"Dharma" that can be grasped is only a heuristic device
Contrived by awakened beings to help enlighten others
In the absence of virtuous Gurus who had attained enlightenment
One could only rely on reasoning to decide on how to practice
So as to approach enlightenment
When one is fortunate enough to be near a virtuous Guru
Do not be blindfolded by one's own views
Into value "Dharma" over "person"
Indications from an enlightened one
Could point exactly at the blind spot of an unenlightened being
If received in good faith, it would be easy to attain breakthrough
Always expecting working through "reasoning"
Enlightenment could arrive thousands of years later
Written in Chinese and translated on January 19, 2011
El Cerrito, California