行止抉择　林钰堂

对错优劣天渊别，未经深入岂可抉？
旁观掣肘发号令，陷阵无助败含冤。

跋

行止之抉择，对错、优劣往往悬殊，而影响所及，情节重大。若未经当局者之历练，却操持号令，往往使得实际从事者碍手碍脚，寸步难行，进退皆困。愿参预法务者皆注意此种问题，而免于此误。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九八年十一月十四日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　　于加州

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Choice of Action and Inaction　Yutang Lin

Right or wrong, superior or inferior, how distant the variance!
How could it be chosen without in depth engagement?
Bystanders giving commands amounts to pulling the elbows;
Helpless in the firing line, buried under injustice done and lost.

Comment:

To a choice of action and inaction, the resulting right or wrong, superior or inferior approaches are often of marked distinctions. The consequences and influences could also be drastic. If the decisions were made by people who does not have firsthand experiences, then those who are actually engaging in the matter could be put in a no-win situation. May people who participate in Dharma activities pay special attention to this kind of problems and avoid such unfortunate mistakes.

Written in Chinese: November 14, 1998
Translated: August 30, 1999
El Cerrito, California

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