Not Leaning toward Life or Death
Yutang Lin
Usually people without much thinking
Would prefer to live and to live long
Some feels tired of living or sufferings unbearable
Would instead prefer to die
Since we were born, death is inevitable
Dharma teaches the middle way
Aiming at escape from cycling in life and death
And
hence endless suffering and lasting pain
And yet not leaning toward life or death
This life should be regarded as an opportunity
To
comprehend the essence of being a sentient being
And to strive at solid Dharma practices
So as to transcend the endless cycling of life and
death
And then to help all beings to escape from such
suffering
The significance and value of this life
Do not lie in its long or short of duration
Nor
in its transient prosperity or destitution
But in whether one could attain transcendental ease
And find peace in whatever situation one is in
Once this is truly realized
Only then could one help all beings with suitable
connections
To
share the benefits of Dharma practices and activities
And thus genuinely realize sharing of peace in
oneness of all
Written in Chinese and translated on March 13, 2011
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