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天王慷慨樂布施,凡人厭貧求發財;
護法營謀養智悲,私心自利不相干。

毗沙門天王,慷慨樂施;陳上師傳下之增益火供儀軌,即以之為主尊。顧名思義,一般皆以為財神火供即為求財。細讀儀軌,方知所求乃為增益法務之正財,以及長養智悲力之出世間財。護法之加被乃是為了增長眾生之菩提因緣。若只圖私心自利,便落於個人業報圈內,憑甚麼能得聖眾之青睞?


                     二〇〇一年元月十四日
                     養和齋    於加州


Crazy for Wealth Yutang Lin

Generous Heavenly King grants blessings willingly.
Weary of poverty worldlings wish for instant wealth.
Dharma protectors are striving to nurture Bodhicitta;
It is irrelevant to selfish aims and personal gains.

Comment:

The Northern Heavenly King, Vaisravana, is generous and enjoys granting blessings. The enriching homa ritual as composed by Yogi Chen was dedicated to making offerings to this Heavenly King. Judging by name people usually assume that the enriching ritual is to pray for wealth. However, upon careful study of the text one would realize that it is to pray for rightly earned wealth for the spreading of the teachings, and for transcendental wealth of wisdom, compassion and spiritual strength. The blessing of Dharma protectors aims at increasing the Bodhi causes and conditions for sentient beings. Selfish aims and personal gains belong to the sphere of personal karma; how could they win the favor of Dharma protectors?


Written in Chinese on January 14, 2001
Translated on January 15, 2001
El Cerrito, California


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