離於對待　　　林鈺堂簡繁轉換 - 繁體

 

 

學佛者當知
佛、菩薩以慈眼悲心
平等對待一切眾生
只思如何拔苦與樂
一路引導直至正覺圓滿

修行者應知
在平日行持中與他人應對
及對其他眾生之心態及行為
若還有計較、報復
便是我執之浮現
既要學佛
便應離於對待
趁機消減我執
而趨近佛之行徑

這是修行者極易犯的錯失
更是修行上反省的精要點
願行人皆能
從每每犯錯中屢屢省悟
而得以很快地在佛道上穩妥地長進 

　

                                                                                 二○一二年二月廿一日
                                                                                 養和齋　　  　於加州　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

Free from Antagonism

 

Yutang Lin

 

 

One who learns to become a Buddha should know that
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas treat all beings equally
       With merciful gaze and compassionate mind
Thinking only on how to relieve sufferings and beget happiness
And lead beings all the way toward and until full enlightenment

A Dharma practitioner should know that
Interactions with others in daily life activities
As well as attitudes and actions taken in treating other beings
If they are still mixed with comparisons and retribution
Those would be the surfacing of one's grasping
Now that one aims at full enlightenment
One should be free from antagonism
Take the opportunity to reduce and extinguish personal grasping
And thereby approach closer to Buddha's path of actions

This is mistake that a practitioner could easily commit
And also a fine point for reflection on the Dharma path
May all Dharma practitioners become able to reflect soon afterwards
At every mistake that one has inadvertently made from time to time
And thus soon gain steady progresses on the path to full enlightenment



Written in Chinese and translated on February 21, 2012
El Cerrito, California       

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