慎擇途徑　林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體

莫恃自是圖方便，瞬息遷變當如何？
正道徐行耐考驗，歧途速成墮落深！

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菩薩渡生有種種方便設施。一般修行者則應極為慎重地考量，所選擇的修行、弘法途徑及方式，是否經得起環境、人事變遷的考驗。若只憑「自以為是」而作權宜的事，是不可能長遠的。可以經久的途徑縱使進展緩慢，也不會白費力。一時惑眾的歧路，進展愈快，實則墮落愈深，豈可不慎乎？

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○○年五月三十日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

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Choosing the Course Carefully　Yutang Lin

Do not rely on self-assertion to act in expedience;
What if things change drastically all of a sudden?
Gradual progress on the right path would sustain trials,
While speedy advancement off road means deeply fallen.

Comment:

In order to save sentient beings Bodhisattvas use all kinds of expediency. For a common practitioner the course of practice and the manner in which Dharma is to be propagated should be carefully evaluated as to how they would sustain the trial of changes in circumstances. If expedience is carried out solely based on one's own self-assertion, then it is most likely that the outcome would not sustain long. A course that could sustain, even though the progress is slow, would not become a waste of efforts. A wrong path that could beguile some mass temporarily would drag people down deeper as they advance further. How could one not be careful with choosing the right course?

Written in Chinese on May 30, 2000
Translated on June 1, 2000
El Cerrito, California

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