伟大慈悲　林钰堂

断尽俗缘入佛门，伟大慈悲究如何？
扩展胸襟无边际，法界一体泯格局。

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十月在高雄说法两场，皆蒙一位尼师莅临列席。第二场讲后，佛友众尚在谈论之际，蒙彼自动开示当年决定出家之刻的殊胜经历：先是一切世间因缘皆断了，然后才踏进佛门。即闻天语：“出家是很伟大的。”彼即问：“有多伟大？”立即心中有两股气向两侧推开，竟然无有边际。又闻天语：“出家是很慈悲的。”彼即问：“有多慈悲？”又再度经历心中二气之无限扩展。由此宝贵出家经历之开示，足见出家并非只是出离个人之俗缘，而是与融入法界之无限一体贯通的。良以出家者献身于弘扬法界无限一体之大觉醒，而其平等服务之对象又是十方三世之一切众生，因此其伟大无限，其慈悲亦复无限深广。谨此记述公布，与众共沐法师身教及言教之大恩。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九九年十二月十三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　　于加州

Great and Compassionate　Yutang Lin

Cut off all worldly connections, then entered the Dharma gate.
Being great and compassionate to what extent?
The mind opened up to boundless expanse;
In oneness, Dharmadhatu is without traces of boundary.

Comment:

In October I gave two talks in Gao Xiong, Taiwan. Both lectures were graced with the presence of a nun in the audience. After the second lecture, while the audiences were still asking me questions, she voluntarily revealed the extraordinary experience of her renunciation to becoming a nun: At first, all worldly connections were cut off, then she entered the Dharma gate. Immediately she heard a voice saying, "Entering the Sangha is very great." She asked, "How great?" Immediately there were two flows of air pouring out from her heart and pushing it open toward the sides; alas, they extended without boundary into infinity. Again, she heard a voice saying, "Entering the Sangha is very compassionate." She asked, "How compassionate?" Immediately she experienced again the infinite expansion of two flows of air from her heart. From this precious revelation of her experience at the moment she decided to renounce the world to enter the Sangha it is obvious that such an act is not just renouncing one worldly relations but is connected with merging into the limitless-oneness of the Dharmadhatu. Since members of the Sangha are dedicated to the propagation of the great awakening of the limitless oneness of all things, and the subjects of their service with equanimity are all sentient beings in all directions and times, therefore, their greatness and compassion are boundless. This teaching of the nun is hereby carefully recorded so that all who comes across it may share the blessings of her teaching both in person and in speech.

Written in Chinese: December 13, 1999
Translated: December 14, 1999
El Cerrito, California

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