The Only Important Matter

Yutang Lin

Any instant one could die; what is the thing that matters?
Grasping is meaningless; they should be all swept away.
How much could one do to help benefit sentient beings?
Reveal the path to help them attain transcendence of self.

Comments:

One could die at any instant; grasping is meaningless in this light. To be open-minded beyond life-and-death matters one needs to see through the vanity of grasping to the notion of a self. The key to Buddhist practices is to diminish grasping to self; a practitioner should be free from dualistic mentality among human relationships. The only way to thoroughly benefit sentient beings is to help them transcend their self-imposed limitations.

Written in Chinese and translated on October 23, 2001
El Cerrito, California

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