眾生依怙 _Refuge for All Beings

修行者應常反省
這樣的心思與行徑
能使行者成為
眾生依怙否

如果不能
在這些一時一地的小事上
計較便是妄費了心力

志向要高遠
常念及成佛渡眾的大願
便易保持心地的清明
而從芝麻小事的叢林中脫出

遇到喜好糾纏小事的
莫隨之陷入糾纏計較內
把心力用在佛課上
用在弘法濟眾的法務上
才能長遠自利利人

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○九年十一月十三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　陳上師示寂廿二週年
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　　於加州

Refuge for All Beings　Yutang Lin

A Dharma practitioner should constantly reflect on
This kind of intention and behavior
Could they help a practitioner to become
Refuge for all sentient beings or not

If cannot
On these trifles of one particular time and place
Comparisons are waste of attention and efforts

Goal of one's life should be high and wide
Constantly think of the great aspiration to become enlightened
And then to help all sentient beings to achieve the same
Would render it easier to sustain clarity of mind
And help one escape from the jungle of meaningless trifles

When one runs into those who like to entangle in trifles
Don't follow them into the trap of comparison and entanglement
Dedicate one's mind and efforts to Dharma practices
And Dharma activities that propagate holy teachings to benefit all
Only then could one and all others be benefited in the long run

Written in Chinese and translated on November 13, 2009
The 22nd Memorial Day of Guru Chen
El Cerrito, California

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