望月_Looking at the Moon

都市的燈光處處明亮
夜空的皎月就不顯眼了
世間的紛擾時時掛心
抬頭望月的心情便難生起

瞻仰佛像
觀想聖儀
也是要等心中的塵埃落地
平靜悠閒的心情生起
纔能安享的修行

無常的逼近
　每每在雜務叢集中被忽略
出離俗務的必要
　往往為拖延再說的心態掩埋
真正投入修行的福份
只有少數真心的行者能珍惜

明月望著塵世的芸芸勞苦眾
也會默默地生起悲心吧

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○一○年九月六日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　於加州

Looking at the Moon　Yutang Lin

Lights of the city are shining brightly everywhere
Bight moon in the night sky could hardly be noticed
Worldly tangles preoccupied the mind all the time
The mood to look up at the moon could hardly arise

Looking at a Buddha image
Visualizing a holy countenance
Also need to wait for dusts in mind to have settled down
And a leisure and tranquil mood has risen
To be enjoyed as a Dharma practice

The ever closing in of Impermanence
　Is often ignored among clusters of miscellaneous trifles
The necessity of renouncing worldly engagements
　Is frequently buried by a procrastinating attitude
The good fortune of devoting oneself to Dharma practices
Can only be treasured by a few sincere practitioners

The bright moon, looking down at the suffering multitude on this Earth
Would also bear an unspoken feeling of great compassion, I think

Written in Chinese on September 6, 2010　　
El Cerrito, California

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