平常都說 存同容異
容同 又是甚麼說法
世間往往同的 才爭得凶 鬥得厲害
同行競利 同黨爭權
同家爭產 同國分群
同儕排擠 同事推諉
略提便知 何遑詳列
其中慘烈 不忍細述
不需提及一切眾生
同為人類 便有數不清的「容同」可修
學佛者莫陷於「六十億分之一」的
自我煩擾內
若一時顧不及所有有情
至少也開闊六十億倍
修修人間的種種容同吧
二〇〇八年九月十五日
養和齋 於加州
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Tolerance among the Same
Tolerance among the Same Yutang Lin
Usually people said, sustain the similarity and tolerate the diversity
Tolerance among the same, what could this mean
In the world, it is often the case that, among those of the same
Fighting is most severe and struggles most intense
Same trade compete for profits
Same party fight for powers
Same family struggle over inheritance
Same country segregated into groups
Same rank pushing one another down
Same project blaming others for failures
Just mentioned a few is enough to illustrate the point
Why need to offer a detailed list
The severity and intensity therein
Would be unbearable to narrate
No need to mention all sentient beings
Within same as human beings, already there are countless cases
Of "tolerance among the same" for one to practice
Dharma practitioners should not be trapped within self-disturbance
That is only one six-billionth
If for now one could not take into consideration all sentient beings
At least open up one's mind six billion folds
To practice all sorts of "tolerance among the same" within human beings
Note: Currently the number of human beings is over six billion.
Written in Chinese and translated on September 15, 2008
El Cerrito, California
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