行者處世之道 林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體
一般世間難以理解佛法修行者的行徑，而行者出離世間的營謀，又不可能滿足世間的批評與講求；行者該當如何處世，纔是符合佛法的解脫之道？這類的問題在面對親情之間的關係時，更添惑亂，所以需要釐清，以開導初修者。 我們所以投入佛法的修行生活，是因為已經領會佛法是可以引導大家逐漸出離迷妄，恢復本有的清明，而達到究竟的解脫，永出輪迴苦海，安住法界一體的祥和。以修行佛法的功德迴向給一切眾生，有真實與究竟的利益。雖然這些體會無法馬上與大眾分享，假以時日，是會漸漸被其他有情發現及了解的。 面對世間的責備時，我們無從以世間法來回應，只能以謙和的態度，抱歉地說，我們能力有限，無法兼顧兩頭，只能以「為一切眾生修行佛法」的功德迴向「一切有情早日成佛」，做為回報；希望將來終究能得到諒解！ 至於行者的心中，則應完全放下世間的種種顧慮，因為沒有人能圓滿他人的講求的。如果繼續在心頭纏繞問題，便是深陷輪迴之中；自己都不能解脫，如何回報他人的恩德？只有專心一意於修行與弘法上，纔能早日達到使得自他都同證解脫的境地。
二○一九年四月十三日 Practitioners Way in Life
Yutang Lin
People in ordinary worldly ways could hardly comprehend the practices of Dharma practitioners, while Dharma practitioners, having renounced worldly engagements, have no way to meet the criticisms and demands of worldly ways; how should Dharma practitioners conduct themselves in life so that they are still adhering to the path of emancipation? This kind of problems, in the face of family relations, are especially confusing and compounding, and hence, it needs to be clarified in order to help novices. The reason why we devote ourselves to Dharma practices is because we have already comprehended that Dharma can lead and guide all beings to gradually escape from illusions and delusions, recover our original purity and clarity, and attain ultimate liberation which is free from transmigration in the ocean of suffering of the six realms of Samsara, and abiding in the peace and harmony of all-in-oneness. Dedicating the merits, generated through Dharma practices, to all sentient beings, has real and ultimate benefits. Even though these comprehensions cannot be shared by all beings right away, in time, they will be gradually discovered and appreciated by other beings. Facing worldly criticisms and demands, we could not respond in kind, but can only reply with humble and peaceful attitude, saying that we are sorry for our limited capacities that we cannot look after both sides, instead we can only dedicate the merits, accrued through ″practicing Dharma for all sentient beings″, to ″sooner attainment of full enlightenment of all beings″, as our repayment to others′ kindness; may we eventually obtain their forgiveness in the future! As to the mental state of the practitioner, all worldly considerations should be let go completely because no one can satisfy the demands of others. If worldly considerations continue to linger in one′s mind, that amounts to being trapped in Samsara; when one cannot escape from Samsara, how then could one repay others′ kindness? Only through concentration on Dharma practices and activities can one sooner arrive at the realm of all attaining full enlightenment simultaneously.
Written in Chinese and translated into English on April 13, 2019
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