本心_Original Intention

佛法教示
當先發菩提心
回顧當年初發心
要投入佛道之修行
只是單純地希望
世間真誠者能值此解脫之途
為此而維持真正的修途於世間

當時由自身經歷
已知佛法真確不虛
但心量尚未及於一切眾生
只顧及世間有真誠者
　　無真誠者　又有誰能奈何他們

經過多年佛法的修習
才真正體會菩提心
要包括一切有情
並且不管他們尚存真誠或已失真心
悲願無一放捨
　　計較是輪迴中眾生的事
　　存心與造業也是各個的事
慈悲中則無復此等事情

實際的發心雖非圓滿的菩提發心
卻是真正推動個人投入修途的起源
因此　誌之
此等順乎菩提之本心
誠足敬重也

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二〇〇八年十月十一日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Original Intention　Yutang Lin

Dharma teaches that
One should first of all develop the Bodhi aspiration
Reflecting on my original intention years back
The decision to dedicate my life to Dharma practices
Was motivated by a simple and sincere wish
That sincere ones in the world may encounter this path of liberation
For this goal I would sustain the true path in the world

At that time through my personal experiences
I knew already that Dharma is truthful and non-vacuous
But my mind was not yet expansive enough to include all beings
Only mindful of sincere ones in the world
　　　　 As to those lacking sincerity, who could do anything for them

Through long years of Dharma practices
Only then genuinely comprehended that Bodhi aspiration
Should include all sentient beings
And disregard whether they still sustain sincerity or not
The compassionate wish leaves no one outside
　　　　 Calculating and comparing belong to beings in transmigration
　　　　 Intentions and deeds are matters of personal doing or undoing
Great compassion transcends and no longer cares for such trifles

Even though the real original intention was imperfect as Bodhi aspiration
And yet it was the real motivation that propelled me into the practice path
Therefore, it is recorded here
Such original intention that is in accord with Bodhi
Indeed is worth respect and admiration

Written in Chinese on October 11, 2008
Translated on October 12, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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