享年　林鈺堂

享年有限宜早悟，莫自煎熬渡餘日；
世情無解從根捨，修法淨心濟眾生！

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每見訃文上「享年若干」之語，輒思世人往往無從安享人生，苦重樂稀。若能省悟餘日無多，不再自尋煩惱，更藉修行佛法以淨心，以養和，以開展慈憫，或得漸入佳境，安享餘年。


　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二〇〇三年十月二十日　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Years Enjoyed　Yutang Lin

Years enjoyed are limited; one had better realize this early.
Do not make life miserable for yourself for days remaining.
Worldly miseries have no solution; give it up from its root.
Practice Dharma to purify mind and rescue sentient beings.

Comment:

Whenever I saw in Chinese obituaries the phrase "so many years enjoyed" (meaning so many years lived), I would think of the real situation that people in the world often had no opportunity to enjoy life in peace, having so much suffering but scanty enjoyment. If one could realize that days remaining are not many, and hence would stop making life miserable for oneself and others, and in addition, through engaging in Dharma practices would aim at purification of one's mind, cultivation of harmony, and expansion of merciful compassion, then one might gradually attain a better lot so as to be able to enjoy the remaining years in peace.


Written in Chinese and translated on October 20, 2003
El Cerrito, California

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