愿积阴德　林钰堂

世间无常苦已多！
何堪纠缠添折磨？
凡事随缘减烦扰，
阴德累积致祥和。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九八年四月十七日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Wishing to Accumulate Concealed Virtues

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Wishing to Accumulate Concealed Virtues　Yutang Lin

Impermanence in the world has already caused so much suffering!
How could we bear to add injury by engaging in entanglement?
Let whatever comes be to reduce worries and annoyance;
Accumulate undisclosed merits so as to promote harmony.

Comment:

Chinese ethics encourages people to do good without claiming to or disclosing the deeds. In this way the motivation to do good would remain pure. Merits accumulated in this way are called Yin De, meaning concealed virtues.

Written in Chinese: April 17, 1998
Translated and Comment added: August 10, 1999
El Cerrito, California

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