決定的關鍵 林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體
學佛的人很多，出離專修的很少。原因當然是因為有放不下的牽掛及顧慮，而其內涵則因人而異。在此短文內所要提出的，是我想到的，能否下決心出離的關鍵點。 一則需要瞭解，世間的事情是忙不完的。若是想幫一點，則這一點還沒忙完，又有其它的來了。就在猶豫之間，忽然一生已經過了大半，已經沒有精力好好修行了。「無常」的警覺不夠深刻，只顧著不忍心，而忽略了「一切由不得人自主」的事實。人生只有正在做的是真的；至於放著不做的，誰也不知道會不會實現。 一則需要瞭解，逗留在世間的事情裡，忙來忙去，出不了六道輪迴；能夠超越輪迴的只有真正發菩提心，依佛法修行一條路。世間的事情都在自私的範圍裡繞來繞去；只有為使一切有情究竟證覺來修行佛法，纔有希望將來能真正幫助其他有情得解脫。這裡面就包括了對佛法的瞭解、體會和信仰夠不夠徹底，以及對修行與世事，孰輕孰重，的認定。 每個人一生要走什麼樣的路，只有自己決定；別人最多只能給點建議。希望以上提出的關鍵點，能幫助有心修行佛法的人，在做決定時，看清楚些。
二○一九年七月二十日 Key Points for Decision
Yutang Lin
Buddhists are many, but few of them are full-time Dharma practitioners. Of course, the reasons are because there are matters and considerations that cannot be let go, and the contents vary with each individual. In this short article I would like to point out the key points, that I think of, on which hinges one′s decision to renounce the worldly matters or not. One point is to realize that, there is no end to dealing with worldly matters. If one′s intention is to help a bit, then, before this bit is settled, other bits will follow along the way. While one is hesitating, suddenly one′s life is mostly over, and one no longer has the energy to do serious Dharma practices. As one′s awareness of ″Impermanence″ not strong enough, one attends only to the caring for others, but ignores the fact that ″all matters are beyond one′s control″. In life, only what one is currently doing is real; as to matters left unattended, no one knows if it will come true or not. One point is to realize that, remaining in worldly matters, busy with this or that, one cannot escape transmigration in the Six Realms; the only path that can transcend and escape from transmigration is to engage in Dharma practices based on genuine Bodhicitta. Worldly matters are all swirling around within the sphere of selfishness; only practicing Dharma, so as to eventually enable all sentient beings to attain full enlightenment, can hope for genuinely helping other sentient being to attain emancipation from Samsara. This point depends on whether one′s comprehension, realization and faith in Dharma is thorough enough or not, and on one′s recognition of the degree of importance to Dharma practices and worldly matters, as to which one is more important. Which kind of path one will proceed on through life can only be decided by oneself; others can, at most, offer some advices. May the key points mentioned above enable people who set their minds on practicing Dharma to see clearer at the juncture of their decision making!
Written in Chinese and translated into English on July 20, 2019
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