循道以求 林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體

無求不妨求成佛,去執仍需勤修行;
中道豈滯偏見沼,循理進展運用活!

或謂學佛者應無所求,即滯於不敢有任何求請。無求乃離於希冀之意,而非叫人不能有合理的企求。若不得循理企求,則求往生、求成佛皆誤矣;豈有此理!中道不偏於一邊,因此非執有求,亦非執無求。法界一切皆循因果而演化。明乎此理,學佛者正當致力於培福養慧以期早日證悟。

二○○五年三月四日 養和齋   於加州

 


Seek along the Path@Yutang Lin

Being free from seeking does not hinder one from seeking enlightenment.
Renouncing grasping one still needs to practice diligently and incessantly.
The Middle Path could not remain stagnant in the mire of one-sided views.
Progress according to causal laws through lively applications of Wisdom!

Comment:

Some said a Dharma practitioner should not seek anything, and hence they remained stagnant in not daring to make any requests. To be free from seeking means not to harbor expectations; it does not mean that one should not sustain reasonable goals. If one should not strive with reason toward goals, then seeking rebirth in Pureland and seeking enlightenment would all become mistakes; how could that be reasonable! Dharma teaches The Middle Path that does not fall into the duality of being one-sided; hence, one should not grasp to seeking, nor should one grasp to no seeking. All matters in the Dharmadhatu evolve according to causal laws. Having comprehended this point a practitioner should strive to cultivate merits and nurture Wisdom so as to attain awakening sooner.

Written in Chinese on March 4, 2005
Translated on March 5, 2005
El Cerrito, California