一念離私通法界，智悲妙力難思議；
稍帶偏執即自限，卻怪佛號無感應。
跋
經中常言一念佛號有無量功德及力用，而一般持念卻不見效果。並非經文有誤，而是一念佛號必需完全離開私心偏執，才能起無限智悲之妙用。莫因不察自心之不純淨，而錯怪了。
二○○○年十月三十日
養和齋 於加州
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One Thought Free from Selfishness
One Thought Free from Selfishness Yutang Lin
One thought free from selfishness would merge into the universe;
Wondrous powers of wisdom and compassion are inconceivable.
The slightest trace of preference means self-imposed limitation;
Yet one would blame chanting Buddha's name as of no consequence.
Comment:
In Sutras it is often stated that one recitation of Buddha's name would yield boundless merits and powerful uses. However, ordinary recitation does not seem to yield any results. It does not mean that the Sutras are mistaken; it is just that one recitation of Buddha's name need to be completely free from traces of self-centeredness in order to yield wondrous uses of boundless compassion and wisdom. Do not blame the wrong side because of one's lack of reflection on one's own impurity.
Written in Chinese and translated on October 30, 2000
El Cerrito, California
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