献瓶有感 林钰堂
时光何速驰，尚余几多时？
纷扰似漩涡，究竟只泡沫！
安住菩提心，清明洽和柔。
机缘偶遇合，慈舟愿普渡。
小跋
今晨敬献龙王宝瓶及放生龙虾，途中有感：人生之短暂，世事聚散如泡沫，以及心住菩提之受用。陈上师示寂已逾十载，我继续其法务，所献之宝瓶亦于今日逾于千数矣！
一九九八年八月一日
养和斋 于加州
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Sentiments at Vase Offering Yutang Lin
How speedy has time driven by!
How much more left is there still time?
Turmoil like a whirlpool;
In the end only bubbles!
Abiding in Bodhicitta,
Clarity blends with tender harmony.
Even though opportunities arise only occasionally;
The ferry of compassion is ever ready for everyone.
Comments:
This morning offering of vases and releasing of lobsters into the ocean were performed. On route reflections flashed by as to the briefness of life, the coming and going of worldly events as bubbles, and the joy and peace of abiding in Bodhicitta. Guru Chen has entered Nirvana for over a decade now. I have continued his Dharma activities, and the number of vases offered went over one thousand today.
Written in Chinese: August 1, 1998
Translated: August 14, 1999
El Cerrito, California
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