根本抉擇＿Fundamental Choice

私心自限苦無休，空闊開展靜恆居；
世局亂寧若輪轉，一生根本早抉擇。

跋

私心作主，無奈境遇每不由人，故爭擾不息而苦無休。放棄私心，隨順佛陀教示之平等大慈大悲以渡此生，則海闊天空，恆處寧靜。共業所成之世局，縱使昇沉無定，至少可以有些依教奉行者安享解脫之見解與心地。願有緣體會此根本抉擇之重要者，咸皆早作明智之取捨，而於正道上安穩成長。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九九年五月五日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　於加州

Fundamental Choice　 Yutang Lin

Limited by selfishness, no end to suffering;
Open and expanding, tranquility abides.
Turmoil and peace cycles in the world;
May wise root of a lifetime be chosen soon!

Comment:

Let selfishness be the master, and yet circumstances are mostly uncontrollable; therefore, conflicts never cease and suffering has no end. Renounce selfishness and follow Buddha's teaching to live a life of universal equality and compassion, then tranquility would prevail in the openness of sky and expanse of ocean. Even though situations of the world are conditioned by the common trend to be fluctuant, at least some practitioners of the Buddhist teachings could still enjoy the view and mind of liberation. May those who have become awakened to the importance of this fundamental choice all make the wise choice soon so that they would grow steadily on the path of Bodhi.

Written in Chinese: May 5, 1999
Translated: September 25, 1999
El Cerrito, California

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