當下放心 林鈺堂簡繁轉換 - 繁體
正在有事的時候
叫人放心
又不見有轉機或解決的辦法
又怎能放得下呢
若要等到沒事纔能放心
人生可是難得無事
那一輩子只得擔心度日了
與其終身煩惱不斷地過日子
不如先從此刻就把擔心放下
沒有事事如意的可能
卻也可以見招拆招地試行過關
各有各的不如意
能做到幾分就做幾分
懂得放心的就是賺到了
放心不下的只是白白地多添重負
等到錢賺夠多才要修行的
又能修到甚麼
要待有多錢才行布施的
只是一直一毛不拔
現在能做多少就要開始做多少
這樣的人纔有改進此生的可能
養和齋 於加州
Letting It Go At Once
Yutang Lin
Right at the juncture of matters arising
Tell others to let it go
Without seeing opportunities for changes
Nor having preferable solutions on hand
How could one just let it go
If one needs to wait till there is no problem
And only then can one let it go
Human existence is hardly without problems
Then throughout this life one couldn't help but
To live day by day with a burdened mind
Instead of living the whole life with incessant worries
Wouldn't it be better to let the burdened mind go at once
It is impossible to have all things go one's way
And yet it is feasible to try to handle matters one by one as they arise
Each one has individual wishes that could not be fulfilled
Do as much as one could and that is all one could do
Having understood to let it go amounts to gaining more peace of mind
Couldn't let it go is only to add burdens of mind in wasting energies
Waiting till one has earned sufficient money
And will begin Dharma practices only then
What could one really achieve in Dharma then
Only till one has much wealth will one engage in almsgiving
Such people simply remain penniless in making donations
Whatever one could do now should be done right away
Only then can one hope to improve the quality of this existence
Written in Chinese and translated on October 8, 2011
El Cerrito, California