置之度外_Set aside Worldly Considerations

二僧发心朝普陀，贫者托钵即起程；
礼过观音归故里，富人筹募犹嫌薄。

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小时教科书中有故事：二僧同时发心欲朝礼观音圣地之普陀山。贫者立即出发，沿途托钵乞食，经过三年，圆成朝圣之旅而返归故里。富者则尚嫌筹募之经费不足，而不敢起程。佛友中曾有发心在退休后修行者，已因意外事故而辞世；也有发心在五年后出离专修者，惜乎不久即因急病而亡故。两人皆在盛年即猝卒。现仍有佛友在期待积蓄足后，方要出离专修。综观之，可以说，要待将来，则难免无以实现。有志学佛，只有将世事置之度外，立即专修，才有希望圆成。每个人机缘不同，我不敢勉强他人或品评人事。此文之作，只是就事论事，希望能提醒有志学佛者，早下决心。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九九年十二月廿一日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　　于加州

Set aside Worldly Considerations

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yutang Lin"
To: "Dharma Friends"
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Six Poems in Calligraphy_六篇诗作翰墨：咀嚼“无我”、置之度外、承担、忙、感言、佳句偶得、

As requested by a disciple I had written six poems in calligraphy.
应一弟子的提请我己手书了六篇诗作成翰墨。

C1510Poem is the poem in the file F1510.
C1510诗作是在档案F1510内的诗。

Twelve files attached.
十二篇档案附呈。

May all beings attain Enlightenment soon!
愿一切众生早日成佛！

Yutang
钰堂

Set aside Worldly Considerations　Yutang Lin

Two monks aspired to pilgrimage to Mount Pu Tuo.
Poor one embarked with only the begging bowl.
Having visited Guan Yin and returned home,
He found the rich one still looking for more funds.

Comment:

In school there was one story in textbook: Two monks aspired to go on pilgrimage to Mount Pu Tuo, the holy place of Guan Yin (Avalokitesvara). The poor one immediately embarked with only the begging bowl. Three years later, he accomplished the pilgrimage and returned home. He found the rich one still complaining about not enough funds to go on the pilgrimage. Among Buddhist friends there was one who wanted to devote wholly to practice after retirement but passed away in an accident, and another who wanted to devote wholly to practice five years later but soon died of cancer. Both of them died unexpectedly in the prime of their lives. Now there are still Buddhist friends who are waiting for sufficient savings to retire so as to engage in Dharma practice. From the above it seems that, if it is put off till later, then it could hardly ever realize. Whoever aspires to attain enlightenment should put worldly things outside considerations and immediately devote wholly to Dharma practice. Only then could such a noble aspiration ever have a chance of realization. Each one has his or her particular situation; it is not my place to evaluate others or to try pushing others in any direction. This article is only about the reality of this matter of devoted practice, and is written with the hope that it might remind someone who has aspired toward the cultivation of Bodhicitta to make up their mind earlier.

Written in Chinese and translated on December 21, 1999
El Cerrito, California

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