隨喜功德 林鈺堂簡繁轉換 - 繁體

見聞供施即隨喜,資糧累積坦道途;
妄勸移轉已造業,何況插手謀己分!

見聞他人供施之意圖及行為,即應讚歎或隨喜助成,良以供施所累積之修途資糧有助修行之平順,乃至早證正果。

各人發心不同,機緣各異,吾人見聞之際不宜妄加評論或勸人移轉他用,以免因己見之偏狹而誤人。至於他人已發心供施,卻插手從中為己謀利,則成罪業矣!願行者眾常修隨喜功德,而能避免此類過失。

                     二○○六年三月十四日
                     養和齋    於加州


Rejoicing in Others' Merits Yutang Lin

Rejoice upon seeing or hearing others making offerings;
Accumulation of spiritual stocks will even the path ahead.
Arbitrary advice to change the course creates karmic debt,
Interfering to gain self-interests is transgression even worse.

Comment:

Upon seeing or hearing others' behavior or intention of making offerings one should praise or rejoice in it and even help its accomplishment. This is because the spiritual stocks accumulated through making offerings will help even the practice path and even bring about sooner attainment of the right realization.

Each individual is motivated not identically and has different opportunities and situations. Upon our hearing or seeing their intention or behavior it is not advisable to give evaluations arbitrarily or to advice them to change their courses lest they become misled by our prejudices or narrow views. As to the case of interfering with others' set courses of making offerings so as to gain self-interests, that would be a serious transgression. May Dharma practitioners constantly practice rejoicing in others' meritorious deeds without this kind of infringements!

Written in Chinese and translated on March 14, 2006
El Cerrito, California


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