修菩提心_Cultivating Bodhicitta

已有兩位佛友提請
長養菩提心的儀軌
其中一位還夢見
我是穿著白衣的比丘　發白光
帶著無奈的表情說
有人求　不傳會使　上師及三寶不悅
而授以一物

長養菩提心的方法
就是時時刻刻心在一切眾生

能夠這樣
就不會被自我的圈子所局限
也不會糾纏在一些人事的是非中

心在一切眾生　眼光無限開展
從眾生的形形色色　種種遭遇
自然智慧漸長
從眾生的苦楚不斷　悲慘際遇
慈悲油然而生　成為精進修行的動力

至於我的無奈　並非出於不情願傳法
只是因為深知
一般人太難做到了

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年元月十四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Cultivating Bodhicitta　Yutang Lin

Already two Buddhists asked me to compose
A ritual for cultivation of Bodhicitta
One of them even saw in a dream
That I appeared as a monk in white robe, radiating white lights
With facial expression of reluctance, said that
Upon request for Bodhi teaching, not transmitting it would incur
Displeasure of Guru and the Triple Gem
And then passed down something to him

The way to cultivate Bodhicitta is
To set mind on all sentient beings all the time

When one is capable of remaining thus
One will not be confined by self-centered circles
Nor will one become entangled in messy human affairs

Mind set on all sentient beings, view expands boundlessly
From varieties of beings and divergences of their encounters
Naturally wisdom evolves gradually
From incessant sufferings of beings and their tragic situations
Compassion emerges spontaneously, and becomes the sustaining force for diligent Dharma activities

As to my reluctance, it was not due to unwillingness to transmit teachings
Simply it arose from a deep understanding that
It would be too difficult for ordinary people to achieve

Written in Chinese and translated on January 14, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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